What Are The Side Effects Of Nevirapine

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Nevirapine (Viramune)

What Is Nevirapine? Nevirapine is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Viramune. It is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim. Generic versions have been tentatively approved under PEPFAR (see Fact Sheet 475 ). Nevirapine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (a "non-nuke" or NNRTI). These drugs stop HIV from multiplying by preventing the reverse transcriptase enzyme from working. This enzyme changes...

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Truvada and nevirapine side effects

Hi there, I just started back on medication after a three-year break. My numbers had dropped to just over 200, and my vl was only about 40,000.The combination that I currently take is Truvada and Nevirapine. I hear this combo can be lipoatrophy...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Nevirapine can cause a variety of mild-severe hypersensitivity type reactions so that needs to be monitored (also liver issues). A range of idiosyncratic responses can be seen in different individuals from a regimen such as yours. A clinic visit... Read more »

nevirapine side effects

Hello from Germany, I am HIV positiv since may 2005(cd4 in that time 140 and VL 85000)Doctor said:start therapy! Ok,I choose nevirapine und truvada.I am now 4o years old male,fit und all this time I feel great.From 2006 bis 2008 CD4 400-550 and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If your liver enzymes are elevated due to nevirapine then a switch to Atripla (substituting efavirenz for nevirapine) often would be beneficial. There are a range of issues that result in elevated GGT levels. GGT is sensitive to biliary tract... Read more »

side effects on nevirapine and efavirenz

I would be grateful for advice on a medication change. I was diagnosed HIV positive in 1998 and responded successfully to a combination of nevirapine, AZT and 3TC. I rapidly achieved an undetectable viral load and a CD4 count in the 800 region...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Efavirenz often will increase plasma lipids more than nevirapine. I often would switch to atazanavir (+/- ritonavir). Use of ritonavir would hinge on whether there is any history of resistance or need for stomach acid drugs. I also might switch off... Read more »

Effects of Nevirapine and Duovir

Dear Dr:I am on medication because I am planning on having a baby with my boyfriend. I am on Nevirapine and Duovir since this past week. I had nausea but realized when you eat immediately after it stops. The problem now I have this fear of over...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Congratulations on being so responsible to take charge of your HIV disease and protect your future child by going on antiretroviral medications. If you take the medications until you deliver, it is very unlikely that you will transmit HIV to your... Read more »

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U.S. Issues Warning on Use of Anti-AIDS Drug

Posted by Anonymous

Reuters 1/4/01

Atlanta -- Health-care workers who take nevirapine after possible occupational exposure to the AIDS virus risk potentially life-threatening side effects from the anti-AIDS drug, federal health officials said on Thursday.

The Centers for... Read more »

Finding some pills hard to swallow?

Posted by taurusthecat, 2 Replies

I recently started ARV therapy and one of the pills I take (2 per day) are Nevirapine (Viramune). Now I'm well-acquainted with swallowing pills, I take a whole handful each day in the form of supplements and don't usually have an issue with gagging... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My friend has taken Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine for a month. At the end of the month her Doctor found in a Blood test increased SGPT (550 U/L), SGOT (310 U/L) and Alkaline Phosphatase (1080 U/L).
In two days after a repeated test the... Read more »

Urge segunda opinion

Posted by Edy, 1 Reply

El problema es que me hicieron un genotipo y segun el resultado sali resistente a:
Efavirenz
Nevirapine
Lamivudine
Didanosine
Abacavir
Emtricitabine

Mi doctora me pinto un panarama muy pesimista y medijo que solo tengo una opcion de esquema:... Read more »

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