Reaction To Didanosine

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Didanosine (Videx, ddI)

Table of Contents What Is Didanosine? Who Should Take Didanosine? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Didanosine Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does Didanosine React With Other Drugs? What Is Didanosine? ddI (Videx) is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb and by Barr Laboratories. Didanosine is also known as ddI or dideoxyinosine. Generic versions have been...

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DIDANOSINE - 3rd time enquiring!

This is my 3rd time asking this forum.Please do let me know if ddI (didanosine) chewable tablets could be taken once daily basis ? My weight is below 60 kg. so could I take 3 tabs at a time?...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

I just answered your first request but I am responding again because you have more information this time regarding your weight. Videx (DDI) needs to dosed according to weight and kidney function. Assuming your kidney function is normal, the dose of... Read more »

DIDANOSINE

Could ddI chewable tablets be taken once a day?...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

Yes, but only the 200 mg tablet can be used because of the amount of buffer in the tablet. Videx does come in a new capsule formulation which is made for once daily dosing. Unless you have difficulty swallowing capsules, you may want to consider... Read more »

Tenofovir & Didanosine Dosing

Could you clarify what you think are reasonable dosages for tenofovir and didanosine when taken in combination? My friend was on 400mg daily didanosine EC (2hr after meal)and 300mg daily tenofovir with meal and was recently switched to combined...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

The data on how to adjust Videx (didanosine) when given with Viread (tenofovir) is not yet available, but there are studies currently underway to provide further guidance. If the patient is going to stay on this combination, adjustment of the Videx... Read more »

Vision Changes with Didanosine

My partner had his meds changed two months ago and two weeks ago had a sudden change in vision. He now has to squint to focus day or night and is seemingly more light sensitive than normal. We discussed this with our doctor who said we most likely...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Changing in prescription lenses can occur quickly at some ages (esp mid-40s). This is a change in lens shape. Reports mostly with high doses of ddI of visual changes were related to retinal (back of the eye) problems and were generally reversible on... Read more »

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Early HIV Treatment Failure Linked to Didanosine/T

Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 23 - The combination of the antiretroviral agents didanosine, tenofovir, and efavirenz is associated with a high virological failure rate in treatment-naive patients with HIV, British investigators report.

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my strange reaction

Posted by midwestguy143, 2 Replies

I tested positive on March 24, 2009. The thing that surprised me, and my friends was my reaction -- none really. Just something else in my life. I had lost my job many months ago, and with the job market being so tough, I've gotten used to the... Read more »

allergic reactions

Posted by TRex, 2 Replies

Has anyone who is HIV positive had a lot of allergic reactiosn to antibiotics? I had two allergic reactions (the Bactrim one was the one who made me ask for the HIV test).the other one is Keflex. I am on Augmentin now and woke up with another... Read more »

antibiotic reaction

Posted by princealbert

After one week on augmentin, a pick line and beginning IV antibiotics (only one dose), I had a horrible drug reaction.
But four days later, I still walk around itchy and red, feeling like I just rolled around in poison ivy.
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