Which Has Less Side Effects Lexiva Or Kaletra

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Fosamprenavir (Telzir, Lexiva)

What Is Fosamprenavir? Fosamprenavir is a drug used for antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Lexiva TM . In some countries, it is called Telzir. It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. Fosamprenavir is a pro-drug. The drug you swallow is not active against HIV. It breaks down in the body to produce the active form, which is the drug amprenavir (see Fact Sheet 445 ). Fosamprenavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the...

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Switching to Lexiva/Telzir, Norvir and Truvada

Two years ago I've started taking Kaletra and Combivir. It works very fine for me, nearly without any side effects, my virus load is undetectable and my CD4-count raised from 150 up to 430. Unfortunately my cholesterol levels are relatively...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and kind words.With the arrivals of atazanavir (Reyataz) and fosamprenavir (Lexiva, Telzir), we're seeing a resurgence in the use of first-line protease inhibitors.The proposed regimen of fosamprenavir/ritonavir with... Read more »

Lexiva & Kaletra

I was recently prescribed Lexiva & Kaletra and I was wondering were there any more testings done to see how effect these drugs are together. What are your thoughts on these drugs? Also is there anything out to reverse, reduce or prevent...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Lexiva can lower lopinavir levels so checking plasma levels is recommended due to the unpredicaable but often negative interaction between those protease inhibitors. KH... Read more »

Pregnancy, Kaletra and Lexiva

Hi Experts,My girlfriend and I are planning to have a baby.We are both Poz (she is 40 and I am 42yrs). I am not on medications (my vl is around 1400 and Cd4 around 560). She is currently on Sustiva and Truvada.We realized that sustiva is not...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Efavirenz (Sustiva) is not recommended for use during pregnancy because of birth defects observed in baby monkeys whose mothers received the drug during pregnancy. Similar birth defects have also been noted in some human babies whose mothers took... Read more »

Clinical Trial for Lexiva

My doctor asked me to consider taking part in a clinical study. Currently I am on Kaletra and Combivir. I have been on this regime for a little over a year and have done amazingly well. When I started, my T-cells were only 17 and my viral load...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and interest in participation in clinical studies.In general terms, it's usually safe to switch from one drug to another (within the same class), provided that your viral loads are controlled. I don't usually go... Read more »

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kaletra side effects

Posted by brendaelisa, 4 Replies

Does anybody knows if kaletra's side effect is excesive diharrea.

My cousin has hiv-type 1 and we are giving him Kaletra but it is giving him a masive diharrea and he got a cut on his rectum.

He has diabetes is 44 yeras old. and all this is new for us... Read more »

Starting Therapy Need Info-Lexiva/Combivir

Posted by dretti, 3 Replies

I tested+ a month ago,still adapting,my doc wants to start therapy.Any experience from anybody taking lexiva/combivir
Any side effects experienced,my major fear, any changes in your physical appearence.Anyone with any advice would greatly be... Read more »

WHAT SIDE EFFECTS CAN I EXPECT FROM KALETRA

Posted by Got2Lift, 3 Replies

Next week I am begining monotherapy on Kaletra and have no idea of what to expect as far as how ill I will be form the meds. Please let me know any experiences you had with this med and how long they last. I would not be concerned however, I leave... Read more »

New Kaletra Formulation.....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello.
I am looking at changing from Sustiva to Kaletra (My Nuke backbone is Truvada), however I have concerns about the side effect profile of Kaletra.
I hear that the newer formulation of Kaletra has less side effects that the old one - has anyone... Read more »

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