Ritonavir Boosting

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FDA Drug Safety Communication: Important Drug Interactions Between Victrelis (Boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Protease Inhibitor Drugs

Safety Announcement Facts About Victrelis (Boceprevir) and HIV Protease Inhibitors Victrelis is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor used with the medicines peginterferon alfa and ribavirin to treat chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C... Read more »

Important Drug Warning: Results of Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers Given Victrelis (Boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted HIV Protease Inhibitors May Indicate Clinically Significant Drug Interactions for Patients Coinfected With Chronic Hepatitis C and HIV

Dear Health Care Professional, The purpose of this communication is to inform you of recent pharmacokinetic study results evaluating drug interactions between VICTRELIS, an oral chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and... Read more »

Comparison of Ritonavir-Boosted Lopinavir or NNRTI ART and PK With Antimalarials in Ugandan Children

Ugandan children in the PROMOTE (Prevention of Malaria and HIV disease in Tororo) paediatrics trial were randomised to receive ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (LPV/r)-based ART vs NNRTI-based. Recently published data (also presented last year at CROI... Read more »

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Which Boosted PI

I am about to start first line treatment with either atazanavir or saquinavir (boosted with ritonavir) and Tenofovir.After reading about effacy and side effects I dont know which PI to chose.CD4 = 280VL = 40000% = 12...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.I'll assume that your doctor will be prescribing either 3TC (Epivir) or FTC (in combination with tenofovir as Truvada).There have been a couple of recent updates to US-based treatment guidelines from the <a... Read more »

ALTERNATIVE TO RITONAVIR

Hello, I am currently a pharmacy student and I have a question about ritonavir. Due to manufacturers increase price on ritonavir, is there another HIV med or upcoming HIV med that you may know which can potentially take the place of ritonavir as a...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

A multi-million $$ question--alas-no drug is on the immediate horizon to my knowledge that would function like ritonavir in boosted regimens. KH... Read more »

Twice daily dosing of Crixivan without Ritonavir

Has the twice a day dosing of Crixivan (in combination with Combivir) been abandoned or is it still being studied. I am speaking of 1200mg. of Crixivan without the boost of Ritonavir....

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Dosing Crixivan (indinavir) at 1200mg twice daily in combination with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (for example, Combivir) has been studied and abandoned because of a high rate of failure among the patients who took it. The ONLY... Read more »

No replacements for ritonavir in the works?

Hello, wonderful doctor people! I've been following the scandal/hubbub over ritonavir since the price increase happened last December, and noticed that a lot of the complaints of docs like you and activists stem from the fact that ritonavir is...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The ritonvir price increase just happened. Even imagining that there is a ritonavir-like drug on some pharmaceutical company shelf somewhere, the company would need to embark on a series of clinicial studies to demonstrate the safety and efficacy... Read more »

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ritonavir

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm looking to talk with people who are currently taking
ritonavir (Norvir) capsules and will be affected by the imminent
change to liquid ritonavir. I'm a reporter working on a story for
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ritonavir in liquid form

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner just started taking ritonavir in the liquid form and it
tastes really bad. Furthermore, after taking it, he becomes very
nauseous and weak. We would like to hear from people with
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Need Ritonavir

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Dear Friends

I am a person living with HIV for 11 years now. Up until now I have not taken any medications apart from vitamin supplements. I have been in conflict with myself on whether to start HAART and after much sole searching have decided to... Read more »

I need to boost my friend's spirit

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