Taking Saquinavir When You're Hiv Positive

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Saquinavir (Invirase)

What Is Saquinavir? Saquinavir, also called Invirase, is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). There used to be a version called Fortovase that is no longer made. Saquinavir is manufactured by Roche Laboratories. Saquinavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus....

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Saquinavir & grapefruit juice

My Dr. suggested that I may substitute grapefruit juice for the fatty mealnormally taken withSaquinavir. Mind you, he recommended the fatty meal, but said, when a fattymeal is not possible,drink grapefruit juice! I have asked my pharmacists about...

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

Harvard Medical School

Unfortunately, given the poor bioavailability of saquinavir you need to doeverything you can to increase blood levels. In my mind that means doingboth -- taking it with a fatty meal AND with with grapefruit juice. Iwouldn't want to substitute... Read more »

can i continue taking alcohol when am hiv positive

alcohol and HIV,and i continue...

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.

HelpWithBenefits.com

This is really a medical issue that I'm not qualified to answer. You should ask this of a doctor. Clearly, you don't want to abuse alcohol, or use it to the degree that it impairs your ability to protect yourself and others. Jacques... Read more »

HIV POSITIVE WITHOUT EVER TAKING MEDS

I was diagnoised 12 years ago with HIV,and to this day I have never been on any medications. I've never been sick from this disease. I would like to know if there is a possibility that my results might be a false positve....

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.Your story is uncommon, but not unheard of.If there's any doubt about your diagnosis, a simple follow up ELISA test with a vira load test should confirm things. BY... Read more »

HIV test taking a long time to show positive result

I'm not sure this is the right forum, but I couldn't find any other that's more suitable. This is a bit long, so brace yourselves...I just tested positive for HIV on October 27 (with result on November 1 ...). The test was done as...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

1. It may relate to someone's underlying immune system and genetics, the amount of HIV received and the method (sexual vs. injection drug use).2. No.3. Because the look for antibodies and not the virus. The position of the US FDA has been up... Read more »

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