Protease Inhibitor Ritonavir

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Important Drug Warning: Results of Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers Given Victrelis (Boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted HIV Protease Inhibitors May Indicate Clinically Significant Drug Interactions for Patients Coinfected With Chronic Hepatitis C and HIV

Dear Health Care Professional, The purpose of this communication is to inform you of recent pharmacokinetic study results evaluating drug interactions between VICTRELIS, an oral chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and... Read more »

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Important Drug Interactions Between Victrelis (Boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Protease Inhibitor Drugs

Safety Announcement Facts About Victrelis (Boceprevir) and HIV Protease Inhibitors Victrelis is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor used with the medicines peginterferon alfa and ribavirin to treat chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C... Read more »

Dual Protease Inhibitors Gain Ground

Adding Ritonavir to Boost Saquinavir Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Regimens with Indinavir Plus Ritonavir Kaletra: Abbott Joins the Bandwagon Bringing Amprenavir Back from the Edge What Is the Real Benefit? Selected Sources The past couple of... Read more »

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high temperature and protease inhibitors

Dear Dr. Gallant, my brother has been taking Ritonavir, ddI and 3TC since last July and he's been doing pretty well: hegained weight and his CD4 raised from 35 to 180; unfortunately I cannot tell about viral load because in Italy (where...

Response from Joel Gallant, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Paola,... Read more »

Resistance to protease inhibitors

If you have were infected years ago, before protease inhibitors came out, and you have not yet been on them, is it possible that because of loads of other treatments you are also resistent to them?And, if you have only taken Crixivan with treatment...

Response from Susan Little, M.D.

University of California San Diego

No-if you have not taken a protease inhibitor and were infected before they became widespread in the community, then it would be extremely unlikely for you to be resistant (nearly impossible, really), despite possibly being resistant to many other... Read more »

garlic/protease inhibitors

someone told me that if you take a protease inhibitor-than you shouldnot take garlic. is this true?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

There are concerns that garlic in sufficient quantities can interfer with certain HIV drugs. This is best described fo rteh protease inhibitor saquinavir (Fortovase, Invirase) but may hold true for other drugs in and outside of this drug class.One... Read more »

Protease Inhibitor Protocol for Children

Is there a protocol for protease inhibitors for children? One of ourclients is a six year old little girl. She's on AZT. HerCD4 count is below 500. Should she be on protease inhibitors? ExecutiveDirector of an AIDS organization...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

I'm not sure what you mean by "protocol." There are a number ofclinical trials for children that involve protease inhibitors. Proteaseinhibitors are also licensed for use in children. Ritonavir (Norvir)is available in a liquid... Read more »

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lipodystrophy from protease inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have known about my HIV+ status now for 6 years, and God has blessed me with continued good health. I have accessed all the major medications, plus vitamins to help fight the disease. Once I started taking the new protease inhibitors, I started... Read more »

bone density loss due to protease inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Curious as to latest info. on research into bone density loss due to HAART therapy. Most research data i've seen goes back to 99 or 2000. Any new data/research into this? Also any info. on clinical trials currently under way looking into this... Read more »

Hyperglycemia as a result of Protease Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous

I found a product for reducing glucose levels. It is called Meishan Tea. They make 4 different kinds of tea and I have people that are showing tremendous results on all 4 kinds. However, the people that are presently taking the tea do not have AIDS.... Read more »

Protease Inhibitors - Hemophilia bleeds

Posted by akcol

Hi, my fiance is a Long Term NonProgressor - 24 years positive, co-infection HCV, with severe Hemophilia A.

This is a question for the gentlemen with Hemophilia please.
We're requesting any input about any Hemophilic PI increased unusual bleed... Read more »

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