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Raltegravir (Isentress)

What Is Raltegravir? Who Should Take It? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Raltegravir Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does it React With Other Drugs? The Bottom Line What Is Raltegravir? Raltegravir (Isentress) is a drug used for antiviral therapy against HIV. It was formerly known as MK-0518. It is manufactured by Merck. Raltegravir is the first "integrase inhibitor" drug. When HIV infects a cell, it combines its...

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Raltegravir & Side Effects

Hi from the UK.I know that this forum is for Safe Sex and HIV Prevention but I would like to ask you this question since I know that you have personally battled with lipodystrophy and also you mentioned already that you are taking Raltegravir.I am a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello G,1.Isentress (raltegravir) plus Truvada is not associated with a significantly increased risk of lipoatrophy or lipodystrophy. (Thymidine analogs, such as D4T and AZT, are linked to lipoatrophy and some protease inhibitors have been... Read more »

Abacavir..raltegravir...trim22...future

Dear Doctor Wohl,my brother experienced a terrific seroconversion three years ago and was immediately put on haart. After four months he became undetectable , and now his cd4 counts goes between 420 and 550 and his % is around 35%. He takes Sustiva...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The news regarding the association between abacavir and heart attacks was at once surprising and concerning. A large study of over 30,000 people living with HIV found that recent use of this medication was linked to heart attacks. The reason is... Read more »

Taking Atazanavir , Truvada + Raltegravir

Hi, I have been HIV+ for 22 years and never been sick. I went on combination therapy in 1995 with 22 t cells (still healthy) and over the years have only changed my combination about 4 times. I am now on Atazanavir, Truvada and Raltegravir and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting from Australia.You raise a number of important issues.First, the protease inhibitor atazanavir does have significant drug-drug interactions with certain stomach acid-lowering medications, including proton pump inhibitors... Read more »

raltegravir safety

I am 56 yo male, have been + for over 26 years, never sick from HIV. I have had 2 angioplastys and stents due to the enormous rise in choleterol and tryglycerid levels plus my genetics.To resolve this ongoing problem, my doctor wants me to take...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,As you realize, Merck's integrase inhibitor, raltegravir (Isentress), is an investigational drug not yet approved by the FDA for use outside of clinical trials and the early-access program; consequently, our experience is still somewhat... Read more »

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raltegravir questions please help me out here

Posted by themushroom, 2 Replies

I am currently infected with a virus in the HIV family It is called Xenotropic murine leukemia virus related virus (XMRV) and is responsible for my HIV like illness and symptoms (chronic oral thrush shingles ect) It is a retro virus that... Read more »

Take Raltegravir? Have Herpes?

Posted by peterorgers

I don't have hiv, however I do have genital herpes. Those with just genital herpes do not have access to any drugs currently that are strong enough to completely repress the disease. Many in the genital herpes community are getting exciting that... Read more »

Those taking, Raltegravir, Truvada & Atazanavir

Posted by sweetvanilla27, 1 Reply

I am wanting to hear from anyone who have experienced taking Raltegravir, Truvada & Atazanavir and how you have got on with the meds?

I first started taking meds in May this year I was put on Truvda and Sustiva first, and was taken off them due... Read more »

anal problems....

Posted by erik1964

I have been on hiv medication for more than 10 years now, I noticed that Viramune gives me no anal pleasure any more (but also did Darunavir). Because of the side effects I don't have lots of choices for therapy. Now I am on Truvada (really good... Read more »

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