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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Viracept

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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...
Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

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

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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 »

Serostim pros and cons

What are the side effects and pros and cons of using Serostim? Also are there any drug or food... Read more »

Pros & Cons From Not Taking Medications

I have recently tested HIV positive. I take no medication. What are the pros & cons of... Read more »
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Cómo Manejar la Diarrea Causada por el Nelfinavir

El uso del inhibidor de la proteasa nelfinavir (Viracept) ha sido asociado comúnmente con la diarrea. Algunas clínicas comunitarias reportan que hasta el 80% de sus clientes que usan nelfinavir experimentan este efecto secundario en varios grados.... Read more »
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La Guía Annual de Medicamentos para el VIH: Viracept (Nelfinavir, NFV)

Nombre de Marca: Viracept Nombre Común: nelfinavir (NFV) Clase: Inhibidor de proteasa (IP) Dosis estándar: 1,200 mg tomados como dos tabletas de 625 mg o cinco tabletas de 250 mg dos veces al día (cada 12 horas) con comida.... Read more »
InfoRed SIDA

Nelfinavir (Viracept)

¿Qué es Nelfinavir? ¿Quién Debe Tomar Nelfinavir? ¿Qué es la Resistencia a los Medicamentos? ¿Cómo se Toma Nelfinavir? ¿Cuáles son los Efectos Secundarios? ¿Cómo Reacciona Nelfinavir con Otros Medicamentos? ¿Qué es... Read more »
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Mesilato de Nelfinavir (Viracept)

--> Brand Name: Viracept Clase de medicamento: Inhibidor de la proteasa El mesilato de nelfinavir, conocido también como Viracept, pertenece a una clase de medicamentos llamados inhibidores de la proteasa. Estos medicamentos obran... Read more »
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Como lidiar con mis padres sin que sea tragico?

Posted by pozargie, 5 Replies
Hola a todos mi nombre es Pablo tengo 30 aos y es la 1ra vez que escribo en esta seccion de espaol. Soy de una pequea ciudad del sur de Argentina.
Hace un mes atras recibi la noticia que soy HIV + y no voy a decir que me siento mal y bla bla bla... Read more »

Viracept GI help

Posted by Anonymous
Has anyone had any luck with anything that will help with the Viracept-related diarreah, gas and bloating? Any help would be appreciated.

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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

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
can anyone share any longer term side effects of treatment with viracept(more than 2 years)I went through some very slight initial diareaha(extremely mild and resolved quickly)But lipo is setting in(pyshical as well as lipids)but I've lost 70% of... Read more »

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