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An Overview of Prezista (Darunavir, TMC114)

dar-UE-na-vir Brand Name: Prezista Other Name(s): TMC 114, TMC114 Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Patient Information PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) Darunavir Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information.This information does not take the place of talking to your doctor or healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. What is...

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Prezista Underdosing

Hi I recently seroconverted, and my doctor prescribed for me Prezista 300mg BID instead of 600mg BID. I took this for almost a month until I realized what had happened. What sorts of problems can this lead to? ...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.I hope that your doctor prescribed ritonavir (Norvir) with your darunavir (Prezista). Your dosing is clearly under the recommended level- fortunately it might not be as bad as it could be. There is substantial evidence that... Read more »

Prezista stoped making the 600mg?

Why did the company who makes Prezista stop making the q.d. dosage of 600mg?I have been taking that dose for over a year now.Recently my pharmaist told me that the company stopped making that dose.The pharmaist had to call my phsyican to change the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I am not aware of that. Prezista comes in 300, 400, and 600mg tablets. Current dosing is 800mg once daily: (2)400mg tabs plus 100mg ritonavir once daily; or 600mg twice daily: (1)600mg or (2)300mg tabs plus 100mg of ritonavir twice daily.... Read more »

Duranivir (Prezista) new strength pills and resistance risks

I am currently on Truvada (1 450mg daily), Prezista (3 x 300mg daily) and Norvir 100mg. Viral load is undetectable and t cell count at 144 since diagnosed in Dec 2008.My most recent prescription now incorporates the new strength Prezista pills as...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.There are two different dosing strategies for darunavir (Prezista)- for persons who are treatment experienced (namely with protease inhibitor resistance), the medication should be dosed 900 mg twice daily with 100 mg... Read more »

Prezista 600mg twice a day or 800mg once a day

I was on Combivir+Sustiva 1998-2010, and switched to Truvada+Reyataz+Norvir for past 2 years due to sustiva' terrible nightmares. March's blood work show CD4=640 with undetectable VL. I need to switch to Prezista next month as Reyataz is...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.Since you don't have a history of drug resistant HIV, you can take your darunavir (Prezista) once daily- 800 mg with 100 mg ritonavir (Norvir). Prior to the availability of a 400 mg tablet, we would use 3-300 mg... Read more »

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Prezista + Norvir + Truvada

Posted by notreadyforthis, 1 Reply

So I took my first dose of meds last night. My doctor started me on this combo:

Prezista (darunavir), two 300mg tabs, plus
Norvir (ritonavir), one 100mg soft gelcap, plus
Truvada (emtricitabine+tenofavir) one 200mg/300mg respectively.

I take this combo... Read more »

Splitting Prezista 600mg into thirds...

Posted by lovelife, 2 Replies

I need to take Prezista 800mg. If I have only Prezista 600mg, can I brake the pill into thirds so I can take one 600mg and then add 200mg more from the splitting?
Is this feasible? Safe? Read more »

Itchy bumps on face--On Isentress,Prezista,Norvir

Posted by llee, 2 Replies

Hi all,

my doctor put me on a combo of Isentress,Prezista,Norvir in June. Soon after I started I got itchy bumps all over my face, and also on my neck and upper chest and upper arms. According to the doctor it's because of Immune Reconstitution... Read more »

Prezista with out food

Posted by personpitch, 1 Reply

I've been on meds for exactly one week. So far I've had no major side effects, and am quite pleased. I'm on Truvada+Prezista+Norvir.

Today I went out to dinner and had a big meal at about 7:30. I take my meds at 9:00, and took them as scheduled. I... Read more »

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