Reaction To Fosamprenavir

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An Overview of Lexiva (Fosamprenavir, Telzir)

FOS-am-pren-a-veer Brand Name: Lexiva Other Name: FPV, fosamprenavir calcium Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Fosamprenavir can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include severe skin reactions or rash. If you get a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop taking fosamprenavir and contact your health care provider or get medical help right away: ...

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PI reaction very scary

My doctor changed my meds to 1400mg/day of Lexiva and 200mg/day of Norvir to boost it. He also included 300 mg of Epzicom. Within 9 days of this new cocktail I had joint and muscle pain and a severe rash over 90% of my body. He advised me to drop...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Both the fosamprenavir (Lexiva) and the abacavir (in Epzicom) can cause rashes (usually the Norvir doesn't contribute) which can be hard to sort out and is one reason I don't favor starting those drugs together at the same time im most... Read more »

Allergic Reaction

I keep getting an allergic reaction to my meds. I have been on Lexiva, Norvir and Sustiva. The reaction I get is my body is covered in hives. I am newly diagnosed and I am being to worry. Is it possible that all the meds I come in contact with...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.It is certainly unfortunate, if unlikely that you're allergic to all of these medications. Both efavirenz (Sustiva) and fosamprenavir (Lexiva) are associated with allergy and rash.Since you're probably... Read more »

my cousins meds bad reaction

my almost 40 year-old brazilian cousin[will be 40 in february] was diagnosed with hiv in may 2006, cd4 216 VL 136.000 .he had no sympthoms since then except for herpes zooster which made him go through an HIV blood test. he was completed healed...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

He likely has a high bilirubin level due to the atazanavir. perhpas 5% of patients on atazanavir develop a high level that is noticealbe and leads to consideration of changing the atazanavir to another drug (such as efavirenz or Kaletra or... Read more »

fosamprenavir and tenofovir interaction

Is there any drug-drug interactions that you know of between the new PI- fosamprenavir and tenofovir?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.We have very good data about the one-way interaction-- there's no significant change in fosamprenavir's levels when dosed with tenofovir. This is different that the situation for another new PI, atazanavir. When... 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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