What Are The Dangers Of Kivexa

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Side effects Stocrin & Kivexa

Hi,What are the side effects with Stocrin and Kivexa? Any loss of weight in face or body ? Is there a danger changing medical treatment often ?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Stocrin (Sustiva, efavirenz) and Kixeva (Epzicom, Epivir + Ziagen) is not known as a high-risk regimen for producing facial lipoatrophy. In fact, some studies have shown improvement in lipoatrophy when either d4T or AZT is changed to Ziagen.... Read more »

Kivexa effects

I know of one Canadian study where a person had severe mood swings when they started taking Kivexa,... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

kivexa + reyataz +norvir

i would take separate norvir and reyataz whit food at 12.00 when i eat and take kivexa before i go... Read more »

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

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GSK Gains European Approval for Combination Antiretroviral Drug Kivexa

GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday announced that it has received marketing approval from the European Commission for its antiretroviral drug Kivexa, which is a once-a-day tablet that combines the company's Epivir and Ziagen, known generically as... Read more »

Epzicom/Kivexa (Abacavir + Lamivudine)

What Is Epzicom? Who Should Take Epzicom? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Epzicom Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does Epzicom React With Other Drugs? What Is Epzicom? Epzicom is a pill that contains two drugs used to fight HIV:... Read more »

Epzicom/Kivexa (Abacavir + Lamivudina)

¿Qué Es Epzicom? ¿Quién Debe Tomar Epzicom? ¿Qué Sucede con la Resistencia a los Medicamentos? ¿Cómo Se Toma Epzicom? ¿Cuáles Son los Efectos Secundarios? ¿Cómo Reacciona Epzicom con Otros Medicamentos? ¿Qué Es Epzicom?... Read more »

FAQs About Epzicom (Abacavir/3TC, Kivexa)

Starting Treatment | Switching Treatment | Adherence | Availability | Side Effects Starting Treatment I am 37 years old and have been HIV positive for about two years. My doctor wants me to start treatment. He gave me two choices:... Read more »

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Reyataz,Norvir, Kivexa [abacavir/3TC, Epzicom].

Posted by Mondo

Is there anyone here at the forum taking the following cocktail?
I'm taking Reyataz[atazanavir], Norvir [ritonavir] and Kivexa [abacavir/3TC, Epzicom]. I would be interested to know how you are going with it and any problems or side effects that you... Read more »

DENIALISTS - A DANGEROUS GAME

Posted by Survivor, 3 Replies

Sally, wana play?

Table for one please.. As far out of sight the better.... Read more »

a dangerous touch

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

To be short, a sex worker touch me on my neck. My neck was shaved half an hour ago when I had my hair cut.

If the sex worker had just finished her job for a client and her hand was contaminated with the man's semen, and the sex worker dose not clean... Read more »

HeteroSex is DANGEROUS!

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

For all those who continually say heterosex is not as dangerous for a man.. Here is a posting from JAMA HIV/AIDS

The rate of male-to-female transmission was not significantly different from the rate of female-to-male transmission (12.0 per 100... Read more »

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