Who Should Take Prezista

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An Overview of Prezista (Darunavir, TMC114)

dar-UE-na-vir Brand Name: Prezista Other Name(s): TMC 114, TMC114 Drug Class: Protease Inhibitors Patient Information PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) Darunavir Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information.This information does not take the place of talking to your doctor or healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. What is...

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Prezista & Norvir

Hello-My question is about taking Prezista AND Norvir together. I know Prezista is to be taken with it, but I cannot tolerate that drug (Norvir). Am I wasting my time with Prezista alone?Thanks much!...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Yes...you are not only wasting your time, but potentially letting your virus become more resistant.Prezista requires norvir to be effective against HIV. Norvir here is used to slow the metabolism of Prezista by the liver. Without the norvir, the... Read more »

Taking with food (Norvir, Prezista, Truvada)

Hi from Slovenia!I'm starting with Norvir, Prezista and Truvada.For Norvir & Prezista is written, that we must take with food. I have question; If enough, if I take at 8pm, but meds i take 2h later, so at 10pm. It's very dificult and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting from Slovenia.Sorry for the tardy reply.The food requirement for Prezista is just to take it with any food, the type and/or fat content does not matter. The easiest thing to do is to simply take your meds with a small... Read more »

Prezista Storage Temperature

Hello,I accidentally put Prezista in the fridge for 2.5 hours. Do I have to get a new prescription or will the pills still be okay to use?...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.I'm sure that your medications are fine. BY... Read more »

Prezista/Darunavir

What is the side effects of Prezista/Darunavir?Any lipoatrophy or lipodystrophy?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good question. The best studies to evaluate lipodysrophy issues is when used in treatment naive patients comparing one regimen to one of the standard of care regimens. Increasingly, the back bone nuke regiments are abacavir or tenfovir + either 3TC... Read more »

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Splitting Prezista 600mg into thirds...

Posted by lovelife, 2 Replies

I need to take Prezista 800mg. If I have only Prezista 600mg, can I brake the pill into thirds so I can take one 600mg and then add 200mg more from the splitting?
Is this feasible? Safe? Read more »

Prezista + Norvir + Truvada

Posted by notreadyforthis, 1 Reply

So I took my first dose of meds last night. My doctor started me on this combo:

Prezista (darunavir), two 300mg tabs, plus
Norvir (ritonavir), one 100mg soft gelcap, plus
Truvada (emtricitabine+tenofavir) one 200mg/300mg respectively.

I take this combo... Read more »

Itchy bumps on face--On Isentress,Prezista,Norvir

Posted by llee, 2 Replies

Hi all,

my doctor put me on a combo of Isentress,Prezista,Norvir in June. Soon after I started I got itchy bumps all over my face, and also on my neck and upper chest and upper arms. According to the doctor it's because of Immune Reconstitution... Read more »

Prezista with out food

Posted by personpitch, 1 Reply

I've been on meds for exactly one week. So far I've had no major side effects, and am quite pleased. I'm on Truvada+Prezista+Norvir.

Today I went out to dinner and had a big meal at about 7:30. I take my meds at 9:00, and took them as scheduled. I... Read more »

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