Reaction To Ziagen

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Ziagen Reaction?

but after reading an article in POZ Magazine I am slightly concerned. The article said that some people may have an allergic reaction to Ziagen & not even know it -- nausea and GI problems were definitely a symptom of the syndrome. Should I be...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

The problems associated with Ziagen are in the form of something called "hypersensitivity syndrome" It is most likely a form of immune mediated reaction, but it is not the standard allergy. Ziagen hypersensitivity almost always occurs... Read more »

Side effect Ziagen

Hello, strange question for you. I had the beginings of neuropathy but it was tolerable. Then I... Read more »

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D. »

NEW CONCERNS ABOUT STARTING ZIAGEN

have been sent out concerning the hypersensitivity reaction to Ziagen, especially after stopping... Read more »

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D. »

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Can HLA-B*5701 Testing Help Avoid Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reaction?

Retrospective analyses of abacavir (ABC, Ziagen)-treated individuals who have experienced hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) have suggested that the majority of these abacavir-related events, at least in white and Thai persons, occur in the presence of... Read more »

Important Safety-Related Label Update for Ziagen (Abacavir Sulfate)

On July 18, 2008, FDA approved changes to the package insert for Ziagen (abacavir sulfate) highlighting information about the association of the HLA-B*5701 allele (a part of a gene) and hypersensitivity reactions (HSR) caused by abacavir-containing... Read more »

Ziagen (Abacavir)

Abacavir tablets are yellow, capsule-shaped, film-coated and imprinted with "GX623" on one side. The drug is also available in an oral solution. Background and Description Coformulations Dose Food Restrictions Storage Patient Assistance ... Read more »

Ziagen

Brand name: Ziagen Generic name: abacavir sulfate (abacavir), or ABC Class: Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor(nucleotide, NtRTI, or nuke) Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare, www.viivhealthcare.com , (877) 844-8872 AWP: ... Read more »

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ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

My doc just started me on Abacavir, to replace the Preveon I was taking, in combination
with AZT and Viramune. I don't know much about Abacavir, except what I have found
on Project Inform's site. I would like to hear... Read more »

ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know this is the wrong forum, but the treatment forum isen't that active. I was told that they have developed a test for sensitivity to ziagen(for rechallenge purposes)and I can't find anything...Has anyone heard of this??

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new drug...ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Just watched the news and the FDA has just approved a new drug
(Ziagen). They say the Ziagen is one pill taken twice a day and is
usually taken with AZT. What a tremendous relief... Read more »

swithching Ziagen to Viread...fatigue

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Im 5 yrs in Ive been taking epivir,ziagen and viramune.
Fatigue bacame an increasingly intolerable issue when I be gan Ziagen.(sorry, at yr. 3 I replaced d4tZerit with Ziagen.My legs were melting away)
Anyway going to try replacing the Ziagen with... Read more »

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