Reaction To Saquinavir

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Saquinavir (Invirase)

What Is Saquinavir? Saquinavir, also called Invirase, is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). There used to be a version called Fortovase that is no longer made. Saquinavir is manufactured by Roche Laboratories. Saquinavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus....

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start with saquinavir?

My husband has a CD4=270 and viral load=5000.He was on AZT/Ddc for a year which achieved those numbers andsustained them.His Dr. felt it should be lower and tried AZT/DDi/nevaripine lastmonth and he had a bad reaction to thenevaripine after 2...

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

Harvard Medical School

I don't use saquinavir as a sole protease inhibitor, myself, for reasons that I've discussed before: it achieves poor serum levels and is therefore less effective than other protease inhibitors, and it may promote partial (not complete)... Read more »

Bad reactions from meds?!

Hi dr.Ben, lately i've been having these kind of mosquito bites around my hands and my feet, is that some sort of side effects from the meds, i've been on Lamivudine+Zidovudine and Invirase, and Norvir for 2 and half months now ...and if...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.I'm not sure if you're describing true insect bites or not, but if so, there is no association between bites and HIV medications.If not, then you might be having some sort of skin eruption, perhaps... Read more »

saquinavir

would you do me a favor?i need pictures of package of saquinavir.it's very important to me and my life.could you describe small package of saquinavir?are there 3 line on the package of that?please tell me ....i must know what packages of...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Pictures would be difficult to reproduce here--Inverase is a green and yellow capsule that says "Roche 0245" on the side.Fortovase is a larger tan colored capsule that says "Roche 0246".Hope this helps. BY... Read more »

switched to Ratonavir/Saquinavir question

Dr. Gallant: I just read you answer to the February 7th question on switching toRatonavir and Saquinavir. Now I am reallyconfused. I took your suggestion and went on 400mg of Ratonavir and 400mg. of Saquinavir bid. I am really fatiqued andfeel...

Response from Joel Gallant, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

You don't waste any time! Please remember that I'm not here to give "suggestions"-- those should come from your doctor. But since you've already changed your therapy, I'll just make a few comments on the... 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

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antibiotic reaction

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After one week on augmentin, a pick line and beginning IV antibiotics (only one dose), I had a horrible drug reaction.
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