Viracept Hiv Drug

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Nelfinavir (Viracept)

What Is Nelfinavir? Nelfinavir, also called Viracept, is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. Nelfinavir 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. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these scissors. Nelfinavir also fights some types of...

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Switching from Viracept/Combivir to Atripla

Dear Doctor,I am so very grateful for this forum to ask questions regarding my health care. I have been on HIV medications for over (10) years now. I have been taking the Viracept and Combivir combination with great sucess! I have switched...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.Any decision to switch successful therapy should be a carefully thought-through process that balances the pros and cons.In your case, without any documented (or concern) for treatment failure and drug resistance, the... Read more »

Switching from Viracept?

I am the guardian of my 16 year old sister who was born HIV+. She has been on Viracept for several years (approximately 9-10). Considering the recent discovery of the cancer-causing substance found in Viracept, I'm considering the option of...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I share your concern. Viracept is my least favorite protease inhibitor and so I often look for any excuse to change from this drug to an alternative that is more potent and better tolerated. However, there are people, like your sister who have... Read more »

Question about VIRACEPT

We are from Ecuador.Some of people living with HIV/AIDS take VIRACEPT from the Government hospital as part of their antiretroviral therapy.They have not getting those for some weeks. But the Manager of the AIDS National Program from Ecuador said the...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.It is probably ok to suspend treatment for some period of time without any significant consequences. That said, I would want to stress that it is NOT ok to just suspend the nelfinavir (Viracept) part of the therapy, but... Read more »

Combivir + Viracept vs. D4T, 3TC, and Fortovase

I am HIV+ for 10+ years, have never had any opportunistic infections, and have never taken any antiretroviral drugs. My viral load hovers between 28,000 and 134,000. Last CD4 was 740. I have two doctors, and one of them would like me to begin...

Response from Kathleen E. Squires, M.D.

University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine

Dear Confused:If I may make a suggestion it would be that you need to establish a partnership with one doctor. There is no one right way to treat HIV infection; it is very likely that you will continue to receive conflicting advice which may not be... Read more »

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does anyone else have a trouble with Viracept

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm 25 I have been living with HIV since June 5th 2001. I've been taking Trizivir and Viracept for the past 4 months. The side effects have been a major pain I just hope this isn't a sign of things to come!!

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Viracept and Combivir for 10 years?

Posted by flyboy101, 2 Replies

I have a questions. I have been positive for 15 years. Have been on Viracept and Combivir for 10 years and my Tcells are over 1400 and non detectable virial load for 10 years. I just read Dr. Wohl's post reguarding a person's questions about... Read more »

Viracept/Epivir/Videx side effects

Posted by TimInAtlanta, 3 Replies

I started the viracept/videx/epivir combo about 2 months ago. Has anyone had any side effects related to memory / thinking / vision with it?

Thanks.

Tim

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others using drug therapy in pregnancy

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm 15 wks. pregnant and have been on abacavir,viracept and 3tc. I'm concerned about first trimester exposure and also about abacavir because it's been used so little in pregnancy. I'd like to connect with other women who have delivered or are... Read more »

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