What Are The Side Effects Of Rescriptor

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Delavirdine (Rescriptor)

What Is Delavirdine? Delavirdine is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Rescriptor. Pharmacia & Upjohn developed it. ViiV Healthcare is marketing it. Delavirdine 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 HIV's genetic material (RNA) into DNA. This has to...

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Liver Toxicity - Can I switch from Sustiva to Rescriptor

I was recently diagnosed with HIV and began a treatment regimen shortly thereafter (Combivir and Sustiva). After less than one month of treatment, I became very sick with symptoms similar to hepatitis. My physician ordered blood work and the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is very little published information or experience with the use of Rescriptor in that setting so I can't comment on whether that would work for you. Viracept has been used extensively in persons with liver problems and has a solid safety... Read more »

rescriptor change

My last prescription has a change on it for Rescriptor. The usual dosage is 4 pills 3 times daily. The bottles now say 3 pills, two times daily. Is this a new regimen that others have been using?Thanks,mark...

Response from Rick Stryker, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

Dear Mark:Best to ask your doc directly what he or she has in mind, but my guess is that rescriptor (AKA delavirdine) is being used as a "booster" to raise the blood level of another drug in your cocktail. Some protease inhibitors can be... Read more »

IS AZT AND RESCRIPTOR A GOOD COMBINATION

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Response from Thomas N. Kakuda, Pharm.D.

University of Minnesota

AZT (zidovudine) and Rescriptor (delavirdine) is unlikely to suppress HIV unless it is used with a third drug. This combination may be good if the viral load (HIV-RNA) is small and your CD4 count is high. In general, most guidelines (DHHS, IAS,... Read more »

Rescriptor

Why don't you ever hear anything about Rescriptor? It is an approved NNRTI but no one ever mentions it. Is anyone on this drug?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The reason that this medication is not often mentioned is that it used very much anymore. It is easier to use nevirapine (Viramune) or efavirenz (Sustiva) in the NNRTI class. Rescriptor is 6 pills per day (3 - 200mg tablets twice daily) and competes... Read more »

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Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate)

Posted by Anonymous

Is anyone taking this drug? Are you experiencing any side affects. I've only been taking it for a week and now I have a cold/allgery problem (watery eyes and nose). I don't know if it the medicine or just a normal cold/allgery.

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Decisions, decisions....

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Changing drug therapy

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