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Maraviroc (Selzentry, Celsentri)

What Is Maraviroc? Who Should Take It? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Maraviroc Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does It React With OtherDrugs? The Bottom Line What Is Maraviroc? Maraviroc (Selzentry in the US and Celsentri elsewhere) was formerly known as UK 427,857. It is a drug used for antiretroviral therapy. It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. Maraviroc is the first "attachment inhibitor" drug. When HIV...

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VIH + CIRROSIS +Encefalopatia heptica biterapia?

Mi cirrosis se ha descompensado y he comenzado a tener sntomas de encefalopata heptica adems de serios problemas de inflamcin de las vias biliares. Mi salud se debilita da a da muy rpidamente. En la actualidad estoy tomando Isentress (Raltegravir) +...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Yo no creo que el Intelence te esta causando ese problema. No tomes esas dos medicinas en combinacion de dos ya que no te va a trabajar y vas a desarrollar resistencia.Que te dice tu doctor del higado?Nelson... Read more »

biterapia?

Tengo 45 aos de edad llevo tomando antirretrovirales desde hace 10 aos. Hace 2 meses desarroll tolrancia al prezista+norvir y me cambiaron a Isentress+Celsentri+Intelence. Pero esta combinacin me provica fuertes dolores en el hgado y he leido que...

Response from Steven M. Natterstad, M.D.

Frascino Medical Group

No, no es aconsejable. Todava se recomienda un rgimen con al menos tres frmacos activos; es decir, la triterapia. Los resultados de estudios que han investigado las biterapias no han apoyado el uso de solamente dos antirretrovirales. Por favor... Read more »

Naive but bad genotype. Which combo ?

Hello,I would like to thank you for your forum, which is very helpful !My question is the following:I have probably been infected Q4 2006 and discover it on Sept 2006. I have no symptoms in the exception of swollen lymph nodes. The PET-scan showed a...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good questions. We don't yet know the best manner/order to use the new Merck integrase inhibitor raltegravir, the CCR5 inhibitor maraviroc, Fuzeon, and etravirine (NNRTI active against R virus now available in the US through expanded access... Read more »

Isentress + Kivexa

Dear Dr Ben and Dr Jo,As I have osteoporosis my HIV-specialist (in the Netherlands) wants to take me off Truvada (which I am taking with Prezista + ritonavir. VL undetectable, CD4 700+, no other issues. Celsentri is not an option, as the virus uses...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting from Amsterdam.Sorry to hear about your osteoporosis diagnosis-- it's a problem of increasing awareness, and something that affects upwards of 10-15% of people in care here in the US. TheBody.com and our late... Read more »

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