Which Has Less Side Effects Sustiva Or Viramune

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Viramune

Brand name: Viramune XR and Viramune Generic name: nevirapine, or NVP Class: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (non-nucleoside, NNRTI, or non-nuke) Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim, www.viramunexr.com , (800) 274-8651 AWP: $632.68 for XR/month, $133.02 for 240 mL suspension (50 mg/5 mL) Standard Dose: One 200 mg IR (immediate release) tablet once daily for two weeks, then full dose of one 400 mg once daily for...

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viramune/epicom vs sustiva/truvada?

i am treatment naive and am scared of taking meds....my t cells are 245 @ 17% and my viral load is 13704...they have been this way since i found out a year and a half ago...which medication combo is better? less side effects? epicom viramune or...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. Your T cells (CD4 cells) are in the 200 to 350 range at which treatment is often recommended. There really is no one best combination starting regimen and therapy should be individualized. However, Truvada and Sustiva... Read more »

Switching from Sustiva + Truvada to Viramune + Truvada

Hello and thank you so much for contributing your time, knowledge and experience to so many people.I have been taking Sustiva and Truvada for about a year now and have always had difficulty staying asleep with this regimen. In addition, I feel like...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The barrier to resistance for Viramune is fairly similar to that for Sustiva so I would not worry alot about the particular aspect of the switch. Viramune has less central nervous system (including sleep) disturbance related side effects than... Read more »

Switch from Sustiva to Viramune?

I was infected possibly in 1994. Tested positive in 1999. Baseline values: VL = 49000; CD4 = 183. No opportunistic infections except for: molluscum contagiosum (repeatedly) and herpes zoster (once). Both disappeared after 6 months of HAART. I have...

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

Harvard Medical School

Well here we have some info that is pretty reassuring. With a viral load initially of about 50 thousand, we can expect that viramune/nevirapine should be just as successful as sustiva has been for you. There is actually a study going on mostly in... Read more »

Switching Sustiva to Viramune

Hi Dr,First of all greetings from Thailand.I am on Sustiva, 3TC and Viread for 5 years now. Started treatment with CD4 252 and VL 30.000. Since the start of medication undetectable and CD4's in the 700 range. Since the start 5 years ago I am...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Excellent questions--I am encourage thatd you have some alternative choices in your location--hope those expand in the years ahead. Switching to nevirapine with careful clinical/lab monitoring may be your best option. Nevirapine-if tolerated during... Read more »

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