Stavudine Drug

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Stavudine (Zerit)

What Is Stavudine? Stavudine (Zerit) is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The original patent on stavudine has expired. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved generic forms of stavudine for sale in the U.S. and under PEPFAR (see Fact Sheet 475 ). Stavudine is also known as d4T or didehydro-deoxythymidine. Stavudine is the most commonly used anti-HIV medication...

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Efficacy of com bination of Nevirapine + Stavudine + Lamivudine

Dear Sir,How do you evaluate the following combination generic drug available in India for initiating treatment of HIV patient in terms of efficacy ? Nevirapine + Stavudine + LamivudineIs there any better combination available to initiate...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

I think that this combination will have high efficacy. Before we were able to get tenofovir (Viread), this was the most commonly prescribed combination in our group and we still have many patients on this regimen. We tend to use Viread instead of... Read more »

Concerns about long time Stavudine use in a child

My son was diagnosed with AIDS in 1/20/04. As of 6/2004, he has been on a regimen of Stavudine, Lamuvidine and Kaletra. I am concerned about the long term effects of Stavudine. Are there better combinations? Are we going to be sorry that he stays...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

In adults there has been a unmistakable shift away from using stavudine (Zerit) towards tenofovir (Viread). One of the main reasons for this change is that Viread has a better side effect profile and can be given once daily. The changes in... Read more »

Pregnant on Stavudine, Lamivudine + Nevarapine

I am HIV+ and 19 weeks pregnant. My CD4 count is 147 and my Physician has prescribed Stavudine 40mg, Lamivudine 150mg and Nevirapine 200mg. I started taking these antiretrovirals for the first time about 16 days ago. I was 16 weeks pregnant then....

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Experience with antiretrovirals during pregnancy is growing and thus far none of the agents that you are on have been asssociated with fetal abnormalities. It sounds as if you are tolerating the antiretrovirals and as if you're experiencing... Read more »

Can I take Zerit (Stavudine, d4T) with Viread (Tenofovir).

Hi, I just had a quick question. I've been researching everywhere but couldnt find an answer, if I'm taking Zerit (Stavudine, d4T) and Sustiva (Efavirenz, Stocrin), can I take Viread (Tenofovir).Thanks so much for all your help. God bless. ...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.While d4T (Zerit) is not routinely used with tenofovir (Viread, Truvada),nor is this a commonly used NRTI backbone to be taken with efavirenz, there's no particular reason why the two drugs couldn't be... Read more »

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