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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 between 1 and...
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Side effect ZiagenHello, strange question for you. I had the beginings of neuropathy but it was tolerable. Then I... Read more »NEW CONCERNS ABOUT STARTING ZIAGENhave been sent out concerning the hypersensitivity reaction to Ziagen, especially after stopping... Read more »
Articles
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 »
An Overview of Ziagen (Abacavir)a-BAK-a-veer Brand Name: Ziagen Other Name(s): ABC, ABC sulfate, Abacavir sulfate Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ZIAGEN ® (ZY-uh-jen) Tablets ZIAGEN ® Oral Solution Generic name: abacavir sulfate... Read more »
ZiagenCommon Name: abacavir sulfate Brand Name: Ziagen Class: nucleoside analogs (also called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, NRTIs or nukes) Standard dose: Two 300 mg tablets once a day (or one 300 mg... Read more »
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Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
My doc just started me on Abacavir, to replace the Preveon I was taking, in combinationwith 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??ziagen Ask Dr. Ben Young... Read more » 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 » Advertisement Advertisement
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