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Who Is At Risk For Hepatotoxicity
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Atzanavir,Ritonavir and Truvanda = Risks to Liver (Hepatotoxicity)Hello,I am very stressed-up by the combination drugs of Atzanavir,Ritonavir and Truvanda that will cause liver and maybe kidney problems to my bf health. He has switched to this drug combination about less than 1 year ago and his doctor has...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
It actually sounds like things are going quite well with this regimen and his CD4 and viral load response. You don't indicate what the "liver condition" is specifically, so it is difficult to know if there should be cause for concern...
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ANTIRETROVIRAL HEPATOTOXICITYCAN KALETRA,DDI AND D4T CAUSE SEVERE HEPATOTOXICITY, IN A PATIENT WITH HEPATITIS C CONINFECTION? IF... Read more »REYATAZ, WHAT ARE ITS "WORSENING" / HEPATOTOXIC EFFECTS ?dear dr. d good day and good health !can you state with specificity what effect(s)... Read more »
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HepatotoxicityTerms Used in This Fact Sheet Enzyme: a special protein that speeds up chemical reactions. Liver function tests (LFTs): tests that measure the blood levels of liver enzymes (proteins made and used by the liver) to determine if your liver is... Read more »
Complera Labeling Update: No Longer Recommended at High Viral Loads; Hepatotoxicity Precaution AddedOn January 25, 2013, FDA approved changes to the Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) package insert. The major changes include restricting the indication to treatment-naive adult patients with HIV-1 RNA less than or... Read more »
Adverse Events for PEP Attributed to NevirapineIn September 2000, two instances of life-threatening hepatotoxicity were reported inhealth-care workers taking nevirapine (NVP) for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) afteroccupational human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure* . In one case, a... Read more »
Updates to Prezista (Darunavir) Tablets LabelingUpdates have been made to Prezista (darunavir) tablets labeling to reflect significant new risk information. Changes have been made to the CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY section to include data from 6 pharmacokinetic, drug interaction Phase 1 trials, and to... Read more »
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Should i Start medication???
Posted by coconyc, 3 Replies
Hi im Coco from nyc I though the benefit or getting tested its to find out the virus in a early time so u can get a good treatment that prolong ur life in a better condition, i got my first results a month ago and i got CD4:276 and VL: 3616, so my...
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U.S. Issues Warning on Use of Anti-AIDS Drug
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Reuters 1/4/01Atlanta -- Health-care workers who take nevirapine after possible occupational exposure to the AIDS virus risk potentially life-threatening side effects from the anti-AIDS drug, federal health officials said on Thursday. The Centers for... Read more » Should I report this HIV doctor?
Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 6 Replies
Hi.It's six days since I had a bad experience with an HIV doctor. The anger in me has subsided. However, I was so enraged by this doctor at the time that the next day I got in touch with the hospital to find out to whom I should direct a... Read more »
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