Taking Didanosine With Hiv Meds

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Didanosine (Videx, ddI)

What Is Didanosine? ddI (Videx) is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb and by Barr Laboratories. Didanosine is also known as ddI or dideoxyinosine. Generic versions have been tentatively approved under PEPFAR (see Fact Sheet 475 ). Didanosine is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or nuke. These drugs block the reverse transcriptase enzyme. This enzyme changes HIV's...

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Taking only 2 meds of 3 med cocktail

Hi-I am on DDI, D4T, and Viracept. I have found the DDI gives me upset stomachs and headaches so I haven't been taking it lately. I have not stopped other meds. What risks am I taking? Thanks Taking only 2 meds of 3 med...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well - you are risking the whole kahuna...Here is the issue. These meds work as a team to control HIV. The reason we go with three meds is that after years of trying one, and then two meds, we found that HIV most often learned how to ignore the... Read more »

Topping HIV+ bottom with condom who is taking HIV meds

Hello, I recently topped a HIV+ bottom with a latex condom during penetration but not during oral sex. He did not tell me that he was HIV+ but I found out that he is taking Epzicom, Reyataz, and Norvir. What are my risks of contracting HIV. The sex...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Why are you freaking out because you found your bottom-guy's antiretrovirals? What if you hadn't found them? Would you be at any less risk right now? No, of course not. This is exactly why we must consider all our sexual partners could be... Read more »

Which of the meds I am taking causing this fat accumulation?

HI,I am 35 years female. Due to kidney's situation my dr. took of the viread and gave me TMC (intelence) and then cause of high fat in the blood he switched the kaletra to reyataz+norvir.So crrently I'm on Reyataz 300mg once a day ,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Fat accumulation in the setting of HIV infection and treatment is a complicated topic. There are strong genetic factors, HIV factors (such as time with HIV and how low the CD4 ever got), diet, exercise, other meds, hormone status, and stress issues... Read more »

Scared I'm taking meds improperly

Dear Doctor,I'm a little confused on my doctor's plan with my drug regimen. I am taking Viread-300mg, Videx-250mg, and Sustiva-600mg, once a day. I asked him if I needed to take food with Viread on this combo, as Viread is supposed to be...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

I advise my patients on this combination to take all of their medications together in the evening, prior to bed.The manufacturer of tenofovir (Viread) has conducted studies to look at the effect of food on drug levels with ddI (didanosine, Videx)... Read more »

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Articles

Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Ziagen (Abacavir) and Videx (Didanosine)

FDA has been made aware of recent, preliminary findings from analyses of data collected from "The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) Study," a large observational study of 33,347 HIV-1 infected patients living in North... Read more »

Abacavir, Didanosine Associated With Higher Heart Attack Risk, D:A:D Study Finds

One of the most talked-about studies presented at CROI 2008 was authored by Caroline Sabin and colleagues on behalf of the large, international D:A:D cohort. 1 It focused on the impact of specific antiretrovirals on heart attack risk in... Read more »

FDA to Review Safety of GSK, BMS Antiretrovirals Abacavir, Didanosine

FDA on Thursday announced that it will review the safety of GlaxoSmithKline 's antiretroviral drug abacavir and Bristol-Myers Squibb 's antiretroviral didanosine, Reuters reports (Richwine, Reuters, 3/27). The agency said that data pooled from a... Read more »

Examination of Antiretrovirals Abacavir, Didanosine's Potential Link to Increased Risk of Heart Attack Continues

GlaxoSmithKline 's antiretroviral drug abacavir could nearly double the risk of heart attack, according to a study released at a meeting in February and published on Tuesday in the online version of the Lancet , the San Francisco Chronicle ... Read more »

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taking hiv meds to Russia and Eastern Europe

Posted by Anonymous

I'm traveling to Russia and Eastern Europe this summer. I'm concerned that I might have a problem going through customs in these countries if my HIV meds are spotted. Has anyone taken their HIV meds to these countries? What happened? Any advice?... Read more »

Early HIV Treatment Failure Linked to Didanosine/T

Posted by TwinsDad, 1 Reply

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 23 - The combination of the antiretroviral agents didanosine, tenofovir, and efavirenz is associated with a high virological failure rate in treatment-naive patients with HIV, British investigators report.

Dr. Desmond... Read more »

22 poz..stopped taking meds/not disclosing status

Posted by Anonymous, 16 Replies

i was diagnosed hiv+ december 2003. i had an insane viral load of over a million. my initial cd4 was 280. i began taking medication and within 2 months i gained back the 50 pounds of weight i lost and became healthier than ive ever been before. i... Read more »

Just found out, husband stopped taking meds ...

Posted by Zaverolis, 2 Replies

almost 9 months ago. He has been in the best condition health wise since I've known him. 2 years ago, he was diagnosed with non hodgekins lymphoma. Prior to this, he was told he had AIDS and was taking aids meds since 2000.

Now, I am thinking... Read more »

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