Taking Nelfinavir With Hiv Meds

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An Overview of Viracept (Nelfinavir)

nel-FIN-a-veer --> Brand Name: Viracept Other Name(s): Mesilato de nelfinavir, NFV, Nelfinavir mesylate Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Nelfinavir, also known as Viracept, is a type of medicine called a protease inhibitor (PI). Nelfinavir works by blocking protease, an enzyme that HIV needs to make more copies of itself. During the normal HIV life cycle, an HIV enzyme called protease cuts long chains of HIV proteins into...

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PEP itchy rash ? combivir/nelfinavir

Hello. I started combivir/ nelfinavir(1.25gm bd) 8 days ago for a needlestick from a HIV+ve terminal child. I am working in Africa.I started PEP, however for the last 2 days have had an itchy raised spotty rash on my neck and a little on my face. It...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If possible I would have your prescribing doctor and/or local HIV specialist look you over. In general we would treat through a rash such as you describe often using an antihistamine and acetominphene (Tylenol) for symptoms. If you develop other... Read more »

PEP Kit/Combivir & Nelfinavir

Hello.I was assaulted by an aquaintance. He had a vl of 90,000 and cd4 of 200.He stuck his fingernails in me and when we fell to the ground he cut his hand and may have had his blood enter my open cuts.He went with me to the Emergency and within...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The vast majority of patients have no liver or pancreatic damage from 4 weeks of PEP with the regimen you have been given. There is no clear data supporting use of 1 versus 4 weeks of a PEP regimen so the recommendations are fairly empiric. The... Read more »

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...

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 »

HIV meds/herbal meds/smoking?

I am currently on Combivir and Viracept and I am trying to find a way to quit smoking. I have heard a lot of news about Zyban to help quit smoking. Can Taking Zyban or another kind of inhibitor to help quit smoking have interactions with my...

Response from Rick Stryker, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

Zyban is prescription drug than can help some folks stop smoking, and probably could be used by someone like yourself under the right circumstances. Monitoring by a physician is necessary. It is the same drug as the antidepressant known as... 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 »

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 »

When does a person start taking ARV meds?

Posted by Carrie, 5 Replies

My boyfriends CD4 count is over 1100 and his Viral count is under 400. From my own researching, this appears to still be ok (considering the circumstances of course). He said though that today at the dr they want to start him on antiretroviral... Read more »

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