Will Emtriva Help Me

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Emtriva

Brand name: Emtriva Generic name: emtricitabine, or FTC Class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nucleoside, NRTI, or nuke) Manufacturer: Gilead Sciences, Inc., www.gilead.com , (800) GILEAD-5 (445-3235) AWP: $504.37/month for 200 mg capsules; $110.38 for 170 mL solution (10 mg/mL) Standard Dose: One 200 mg capsule once a day, with or without food, with no dietary restrictions. The dosing needs to be adjusted for...

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Zerit + Kaletra vs. Emtriva + Kaletra

After one year of treatment with Zerit + Kaletra + Covaricil I started showing lipoatrophy on my face. I asked the doc to change my regimen, but he only replaced Zerit with Emtriva. Is that good enough to limit the development of lipoatrophy or...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is no evidence that I am aware of (nor have I observed it in my own practice)that switching off Kaletra would help. Stopping the Zerit could though a switch to Emtriva for that specific purpose has not been studied much (more data on abacavir... Read more »

Emtriva and Fatigue

I have been on meds for about 6 weeks and I am feeling very tired. I am taking Kaletra, Viread and Emtriva. I went for labs regarding the fatigue and nurse told me by phone labs do not show cause. (total wbc is 3500, al little lower than when I...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

The coinciding of your fatigue with start of your meds does point to the drugs. There are not much data to lead me to single out any one of the agents you are on. All HIV drugs have been reported to be associated with fatigue, but this is a common... Read more »

Sustiva and Emtriva Only? (follow up)

Dr. Young,Thank you so much!! You are a lifesaver. It turned out that there was some sort of miscommunication. My doctor did indeed mean to write the precription for Truvada and Sustiva instead of Emtriva and Sustiva. I called the office and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

You're welcome..Yours is a good reminder to pay attention to the details. Sometimes very simple mistakes can translate to big consequences.Thanks for your comments. BY... Read more »

Emtriva and Fatigue

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Fatigue in the setting of HIV disease is often multifactorial and can be challenging to sort out. So no more frustrated sighs about having to visit the doctor, OK? Fatigue can be caused by inadequate attention to basic human requirements, such... Read more »

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