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AbacavirLamivudine to treat HIV infection.

Posted by jenniferdraper

AbacavirLamivudine is used to treat HIV infection. This combination medication is used with other medications. It belongs to a class of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Read more »

Abacavir,viramune,viread

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm on day 4 of my new combo Abacavir,viramune,viread, epivir and it totally sucks. I feel lousy all of the time. Is this typical when starting this combo? This is my 4th combo since diagnosis...

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Aetna & Ziagen aka Abacavir

Posted by wtxgringo, 1 Reply

So now Aetna has switched over to a generic form of Abacavir from the brand name Ziagen and while I've been getting the Rx for over 6 years from Aetna RX Home Delivery, this months refill was cancelled with the note that Abacavir is now a... Read more »

Abacavir - Hypersensitivity - EPZICOM

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

David, I read your Email and brought the PDF forward. Dr. Ben was very watchful when I initially got started and had follow up calls to me regarding any problems if in deed I was blinded on the Abacavir. Either I am on it and am fine or I am not... Read more »

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 »

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abacavir,3tc,viracept use throughout pregnancy

I know the textbook answer (treat the woman,class c, etc.,etc.), but I'm looking for other information (even behind the scenes talk) that may ease my mind about using these drugs during first trimester and beyond. Are a lot of Drs continuing...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

You present a complex issue; you are right in being concerned about viral load, there is no question that risk of maternal to child transmission is lowest[close to zero] for both in utero and intrapartum[ labor and delivery] forms of transmission... Read more »

abacavir-induced diabetes

Recently, we have had a HIV patient treated with ddI, d4T and abacavir who developed a ketoacidotic situation in the context of a hyperglycemic state. We have notice of some cases of mild hyperglycemia during treatment with ddI; but in our case...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Your case is very interesting but unusual in both my experience with abacavir and with Glaxo-Wellcome's abacavir experience. Abacavir generally falls on the low end of the scale for mitochondrial toxicity so that would seem like an unlikely... Read more »

Should I stay on abacavir

Have been reading about ziagen and increased incidences of heart attacks. I am a 57 y.o gay white male. Family hx of father having a fatal MI at age 58, hx of HTN and hyperlipidemia. Not a smoker, weight under control. On Atenolol and zocor with...

Response from Edwin DeJesus, M.D., F.A.C.P.

There is a report recently released from findings observed on a very large number of patients that have been followed with HIV for several years. A small, but significant numbers of those patients that were been treated with abacavir (Ziagen) and... Read more »

COMBIVIR & ABACAVIR SIDE EFFECTS

I have been on combivir and Abacavir for 8 weeks now and I am still experiencing some side effects. My nails have darkened and I developed some rash on my face, back, breasts and hands with itches especially at night. I was given diprobase cream...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

When starting a combo, many people can develop some itchiness and a rash. There are two major categories of these rashes - some are to the drugs themselves, and sometimes are severe enough so that sometimes we do need to switch and use other meds... Read more »

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FDA Grants Tentative Approval for Aurobindo's Antiretroviral Drug Abacavir

Indian drug manufacturer Aurobindo Pharma has received tentative approval from FDA to produce 300 mg tablets of abacavir sulfate, which is used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV-1 infection, the company announced on... Read more »

FDA Grants Tentative Approval for Matrix's Antiretroviral Drug Abacavir

India-based Matrix Laboratories recently received tentative approval from FDA to produce 300 milligram tablets of the antiretroviral drug abacavir sulfate, Reuters/ Yahoo! Asia News reports (Reuters/ Yahoo! Asia News , 4/10). The drug is used in... Read more »

Can HLA-B*5701 Testing Help Avoid Abacavir Hypersensitivity Reaction?

Retrospective analyses of abacavir (ABC, Ziagen)-treated individuals who have experienced hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) have suggested that the majority of these abacavir-related events, at least in white and Thai persons, occur in the presence of... Read more »

GlaxoSmithKline Withdraws Patent Applications for Antiretrovirals Abacavir, Trizivir in India

GlaxoSmithKline recently withdrew the patent applications for its antiretroviral drugs Abacavir and Trizivir in India, the Economic Times reports. According to the Times , GSK formally withdrew its application for Abacavir, and its application... Read more »

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