Selzentry Hiv Medication

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Selzentry

Brand name: Selzentry Generic name: maraviroc, T-20, or MVC Class: CCR5 antagonist (a type of entry inhibitor) Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare, www.viivhealthcare.com , (877) 844-8872 AWP: $1,199.84/month for 150 mg or 300 mg tablets Standard Dose: Available in 150 mg and 300 mg tablets. Can be taken with or without food, with no dietary restrictions. The recommended dose varies, depending on other medications the patient is...

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Over medicated? Selzentry, Epzicom, Reyataz, Norvir??

Hi and thanks for all of your good work on this site. I was diognosed hiv + in Sept 2010 newly infected. Tried to go it no meds but in Feb Tcells 158 and viral load 10 million. Discussed treatment with Doctor and we decided on Selzenty and...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I can certainly understand the strategy to start several active meds with a viral load of 10 million. Most providers would prefer any pulling back after the viral load becomes undetectable, but could certainly see it in your case now with obvious... Read more »

Question about Selzentry's side effects?

`My doctor wants to put me on Selzentry/Celsentri. He says that he has had very good immunological responses in his patients, compared with other drugs. Initially I would be on Truvada, Isentress, and Selzentry, but then after a few months of being...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Hello Thank you for your questions.The use of Selzentry (or Maraviroc) is a novel approach to treat HIV infection. There are ongoing discussions about using this drug as part of an initial regimen to treat HIV infection. Before one can use this... Read more »

Fuzeon and Selzentry

Hello. I am in desperate need for your opinion. I tested HIV+ in 1990 when I had tonsilectomy and found KS in my tonsils. I have been on different therapies since 1996. I have become resistant to drugs in the three classes. My CD4 count has shown...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.Selecting a regimen for highly drug-resistant virus can be very tricky, though with newer resistance tests (I use a genotype and phenotype in these circumstances) and newer medications, like maraviroc (Selzentry) or the... Read more »

Selzentry taken without tropism test

I have been taking Selzentry for over a year now, and according to guidelines a tropism test should have been done. My provider said it wasn't necessary and so my question is what is the harm and risk in not first doing a tropism test?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.HIV viruses are either use CCR5 or the X4 co-receptor to get into CD4+ cells. Maraviroc (SELZENTRY) is the a CCR5 receptor inhibitor. A specialized test is required to see if your virus uses the R5 or X4 receptor.... Read more »

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