What Does Truvada Treat

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Treating cancer with Norvir, Truvada and Intelence. Is this correct?

This is a general question. I was told that doctors can treat cancer with Norvir, Truvada and Intelence. Is this correct? It was my understanding that these medications were only used for HIV....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Those HIV medications are not used to directly treat cancer. Effective use of antiretroviral medications may have an indirect beneficial effect on HIV related cancers (such as Kaposi's sarcoma) either in decreasing risk for and causing... Read more »

Truvada+Kaletra or Truvada+Viramune

Hi, I'm ready to start meds for first time and my Dr. has recommended two options for me.... Read more »

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

Taking Truvada and need for practicing safer sex (TRUVADA PrEP, 2010)

I am HIV-. If I decide to take Truvada to lessen my chances of getting the virus from HIV+... Read more »

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Truvada (Tenofovir + Emtricitabine)

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

Truvada Prevents Rectal HIV Infection in Monkeys

In an oral presentation at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, data from a recent study shows that intermittent use of Truvada (tenofovir + emtricitabine) prevents rectal infection of simian HIV (sHIV) in macaque monkeys. This study compared the... Read more »

An Overview of Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean, te-NOE-fo-veer dye soe PROX il --> Brand Name: Truvada Other Name(s): Emtricitabina/ Fumarato de disoproxilo de tenofovir Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors TRUVADA ® (tru-VAH-dah)... Read more »

Truvada Sales Drive Gilead Sciences' 58% Increase in Third-Quarter Profits

Foster City, Calif.-based Gilead Sciences on Tuesday announced that its third-quarter profits for 2005 rose to $179.2 million, 58% higher than during the same time period last year, primarily because of a 59% increase in sales of its antiretroviral... Read more »

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Sustiva and Truvada

Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies

When I first started using Sustiva and Truvada the pills seem to be beating the virus. My doctor is concerned that my numbers (VL#'s) keep going up and down. One 3 month period they will be as low as 245 the next 945 the next 485 and then 644. My... Read more »

treating hiv holistic healthwise

Posted by taian, 2 Replies

anyone involved treating hiv with herbology,using colloidal silver regime or other w/good results Read more »

drugs that can be used with norvair and truvada

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I am resistant to Sustiva and have a rash because of the Reyataz. what other combinations of drugs can be used with truvada and norvair? Read more »

isentress and truvada

Posted by anfan4, 2 Replies

im been on isentress and truvada for month and half and notice increased in blood pressure and any else had this problem. Will isentress cause this problem. Read more »

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