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Darunavir (Prezista)

What Is Darunavir? Darunavir is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Prezista TM and used to be called TMC114. It is manufactured by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals. Darunavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissors. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these...

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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 »

Prezista ,truvada norvir

Posted by dayleth, 1 Reply

Alguien Esta tomando este combo? Estaba en reyataz anteriormente y me cambiaron a prezista, Si alguien Esta en este regimen Por favor cuales han sido Los resultados positivos o negativos,me dio una infeccion y temo que Sean Mis defensas bajas.... Read more »

PREZISTA

Posted by dayleth, 2 Replies

I AM ON PREZISTA , NORVIR TRUVADA , WHO ELSE IS ON THAT CAMBO ?? ?I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SIDE EFFECTS OF PREZISTA AND IF IS WORKING FOR YOU! Read more »

One of meds have been changed (Prezista)

Posted by Trav, 1 Reply

This week my Prezista meds have been changed. I was taking two 400 mg pills and now I'm taking one 800 mg tablet. Has anyone else's Prezista meds changed? Read more »

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