Should Someone With Hiv Take Viramune

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Viramune

Brand name: Viramune XR and Viramune Generic name: nevirapine, or NVP Class: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (non-nucleoside, NNRTI, or non-nuke) Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim, www.viramunexr.com , (800) 274-8651 AWP: $632.68 for XR/month, $133.02 for 240 mL suspension (50 mg/5 mL) Standard Dose: One 200 mg IR (immediate release) tablet once daily for two weeks, then full dose of one 400 mg once daily for...

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hiv@hepc is viramune o.k.?

i use to be on viracept and epiver and zerit for 5 years.for the last 3 years i have been drug free. my viral load was undetectable for many years. just recently my doctor checked for hepc @found out i have it. millions he said the viral load is /...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Good question. Viramune is more likely to be liver toxic in women if your CD4 count is over 350. Every drug has slightly higher risk in HCV positive patients. Since your t cells are low, I would go ahead with the HIV medication first. After... Read more »

hiv@hepc is viramune o.k.?

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

You are right to be concerned about taking some of the meds with abnormal liver tests. You have a very specialized problem when you have HIV and Hep C. I would suggest that you ask your doctor about specialists in your area who deal with both, or... Read more »

hiv@hepc is viramune o.k.?

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The best way to know if you need treatment for hepatitis C is to get a liver biopsy. I usually get a hep C genotype to help assess whether you stand a good chance to respond to peg interferon/ribavirin therapy for the hep C (type 1 genotype has a... Read more »

viramune&hiv

I read A letter from a hiv psoitive person who states viamune is the worse medication a person could be on who has hepc. is there any truth to this? my husband who has hepc and didn't respond to interferon theopy is on viamune. his liver...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Viramune (nevirapine) is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor of HIV. It is a very effective drug against HIV.There are reports of an increased incidence of hepatotoxicity with nevirapine compared to some other HIV medications. However,... Read more »

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