Tenofovir And Proteinuria

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Proteinuria as a Potential Early Marker of Tenofovir-Related Renal Toxicity

Researchers from UCL reported on a ptoential early marker for tenofovir-associated renal toxicity. Ana Milinkovic and colleagues from University College London, presented results from routine monitoring for tenofovir-related renal toxicity which... Read more »

Associations Between Tenofovir Use and Renal Complications in VA Cohort

Tenofovir is one of the most widely used antiretrovirals and the association with a generally low risk of renal complications has been widely reported. However, there has been conflicting data on potential for renal complications with cumulative use... Read more »

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Tenofovir and the Kidneys

The anti-HIV drug tenofovir (Viread, and in Atripla and Truvada) is an effective part of combination therapy for HIV. The kidneys process tenofovir and there have been rare cases of tenofovir users developing serious kidney dysfunction. To... Read more »

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Tenofovir and Renal Toxicity, If/when to change?

I have been taking tenofovir (+emtricitabine/sustiva for nearly 6 years. It was my first antiviral regimen and has been highly effective with undetectable viral load since beginning therapy. Had been positive for nearly 20 years and was fortunate...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good set of questions for which definitive answers are not available. The modest increase in creatinine needs also be be associated with the GFR rate and further changes over next several years (including changes in urine protein and other... Read more »

Proteinuria and HAART

Is HAART treatment ever associated with significant proteinuria with granular casts in the urine?Brendan Bain, M.D.(Jamaica)...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

That would be very unusual. Obviously, some patients on indinavir experience cystalluria and/or stones due to indinavir and that can occasionally lead to severe renal dysfunction. Much more common is HIV nephropathy which is associated with... Read more »

tenofovir fumarate

What's the difference from Tenofovir and Tenofovir fumarate?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

These are two generic names for the same medication-- tenofovir (aka Viread, part of Truvada and Atripla).BY... Read more »

tenofovir

what is tenofovir?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Tenofovir is the most recently approved medications for the treatment of HIV. The drug is marketed under the name "Viread" by the company Gilead. Tenofovir is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor and is chemically related, though... Read more »

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Tenofovir

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm just starting treatment and my doctor who does things differently recommended tenofovir...I know it's a new drug. Has anyone any experience with it?

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HIV testing while on tenofovir.

Posted by EmeandEme, 1 Reply

I have been taking tenofovir for over 6 months for Hep B. 3 months ago I had unprotected sex because the condom broke and need to figure out what test I need to take to check for HIV.

I have gotten tested every single month and everything has come... Read more »

Complera, the new once-daily combo pill

Posted by bartleby

new treatment option. here's what you need to know.
Complera (rilpivirine/tenofovir/FTC) is like Atripla (efavirenz/tenofovir/FTC) except it replaces the Sustiva (efavirenz, Stocrin) arm with Edurant (rilpivirine). it has to be taken with a meal.... Read more »

Shortness of breath

Posted by garret99

Hello everyone. I would like to know if there is anyone out there that is using stochrine,epivir and tenofovir.....my doc removed one of my meds and replaced it with the epivir. After 3 months my cd4 count went from 155 to 260 and my viral load was... Read more »

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