Reaction To Nevirapine

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Nevirapine Hypersensitivity Reaction

After a few months break from 6 years of NVP therapy along with AZT/3TC, I reintroduced the agents and experienced a severe hypersensitivity reaction. My questions are...1. Even though this was 10 months ago I still feel as though my nerve endings...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

From the information you provided it seems unlikely that you experience an hypersensitivity reaction to either AZT or 3TC so the nevirapine would be the most likely inciting drug. It seems reasonable to me to consider use of ZT + 3TC and Kaletra... Read more »

Nevirapine rechallenge?

A friend had to stop efavirenz due to persistant side effects. He switched to nevirapine but had to... Read more »

Response from Brian Conway, M.D. »

Truvada and nevirapine and burning eyes.

Hi there, my question might sound a little strange at first, but I am finding that in the world of... Read more »

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Six-Month Delay in Onset of Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent Drug Resistance Following Single-Dose Nevirapine During Labor, Study Says

Delaying the start of a nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy by six months can prevent the development of drug resistance in HIV-positive women who took single-dose nevirapine during labor to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus,... Read more »

Articles on Nevirapine Trial Might Threaten Drug's Use Among Newborns, South African AIDS Experts Say

A recent series of Associated Press articles "criticizing the conduct" of a trial of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine among pregnant women in Uganda is "threatening to undermine" the drug's use to prevent infection among newborn infants in... Read more »

NIH-Funded Study of Nevirapine Use in Pregnant Women Endangered Lives of Participants, Infants, Agency Auditor Says

An NIH -funded study on the use of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine among pregnant women in Uganda was "so poorly conducted" that it "potentially put the lives of hundreds" of participants and infants at risk, NIH auditor Dr. Jonathan Fishbein... Read more »

IOM to Publish Review of Trial Testing Nevirapine Use in HIV-Positive Pregnant Ugandan Women

An Institute of Medicine independent study expected to be published later this month aims to "settle serious questions" about apparent "flaws" with recordkeeping in an NIH -funded study on the use of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine among... 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

Posted by princealbert, 2 Replies

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