Reaction To Enfuvirtide

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Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)

What Is Enfuvirtide? Enfuvirtide, also called Fuzeon® or T-20, is a drug used for antiviral therapy. It is manufactured by Roche and Trimeris. Enfuvirtide is the first "fusion inhibitor" drug. When HIV infects a cell, it attaches to the outside of the cell. Then it "fuses" or joins itself with the cell. Enfuvirtide stops this process of fusion. This means that HIV cannot infect that cell. Who Should Take It? Enfuvirtide was approved in...

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Injection of T-20 (Enfuvirtide)

Hello, I'm a physician treating a patient with T-20. The injections have been causing him reactions at the site - namely erythema, nodules, pruritus, ecchymosis, pain and discomfort. What techniques do you use or recommend to lessen these...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Some patients have reported less ISRs with use of the BioInjector system for Fuzeon (an air gun). Cooling the inject site with ice packs for some while for others heat/message has helped. Since there likely will be a number of new HIV drugs active... Read more »

Fuzeon reactions

Dr.Young, I am starting fuzeon in three weeks. I have read abou the site injections as being painful. I would like to know what other side effects have been associated with this drug. Also, what are other meds are working well with it?Does the site...

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

Harvard Medical School

This is an answer from me, Dr. Cohen - as I've been working with Fuzeon, also called T-20 or enfuvirtide, for the past 5 years.First - a bit of background since there are likely many who are not yet aware of this newest antiviral drug. There... Read more »

Lymph Node reaction(s)

You speak alot of lymph nodes possibly being painful when they are infected/enlarged. However, you do not indicate for long long it can be painful for. Can the lymph node(s) in question be painful for only maybe 3 seconds to 2 or 3 minutes, and...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

No, swollen glands would not have fleeting symptoms like that.... Read more »

med reaction???

hi, i posted about the sulfur reaction, the underneath of my tongue is no longer red and hardly tender anymore, is it safe to assume this was probably a reaction to antibiotic? If it was a hiv manisfestation i would think it would have lasted longer...

Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.

Grady Health System

It is very difficult to try and answer this question via this Forum. Without having all of the information necessary, I would only be guessing at best.I still believe it very important for you to contact your physician and at least let him/her know... Read more »

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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.
Has anyone else had a bad... Read more »

antibiotic reaction

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