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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 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 »

Truvada/Reyataz/Norvir

Posted by cm82391, 2 Replies

I'm taking a combination of the the three and i'm breaking out HORRIBLY!!!

Is anyone else on these meds and having this issues? Or one of the three above?

Or do I just have really bad skin? 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 »

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A switch from Kaletra/truvada/abacavir to Prezista/Norvir/Truvada

I have recently been recomended by my new physician to change from Kaletra/abacavir/truvada to Norvir/Prezista/truvada with a cd4 count of 544 and an undetectable viral load. Is this switch a good one? I have been on the Kaletra/truvada/abacavir...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,There is an old adage that "if it isn't broke, don't fix it," which would argue for staying on your Kaletra/abacavir/Truvada regimen, as your viral load is undetectable and CD4 counts quite good (544). However, personally I... Read more »

prezista and isentress

My Dr. recently changed my regimen from kaletra plus truvada to prezista plus isentress. Since thats only 2 arv's versus 3,(not counting norvir), is this strong enough? I have an undetectable viral load (7 years) but t-cells only in the 200...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Personally I would not recommend a two-drug regimen. Depending on your resistance profile, I would consider adding a nucleoside or non-nucleoside to your regimen. The new(ish) non-nucleoside Intelence would be a good choice. Clinical studies... Read more »

Taking with food (Norvir, Prezista, Truvada)

Hi from Slovenia!I'm starting with Norvir, Prezista and Truvada.For Norvir & Prezista is written, that we must take with food. I have question; If enough, if I take at 8pm, but meds i take 2h later, so at 10pm. It's very dificult and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting from Slovenia.Sorry for the tardy reply.The food requirement for Prezista is just to take it with any food, the type and/or fat content does not matter. The easiest thing to do is to simply take your meds with a small... Read more »

Truvada, Norvir and Prezista as one pill?

Will Truvada, Norvir and Prezista be combined into one pill this year?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.A combo pill of containing tenofovir, FTC (Truvada), darunavir (Prezista) and cobicistat (a new boosting agent, similar to Norvir) is currently under development. While the studies are ongoing, I think that it's... Read more »

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