Ziagen Prescribing Information

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An Overview of Ziagen (Abacavir)

a-BAK-a-veer Brand Name: Ziagen Other Name(s): ABC, ABC sulfate, Abacavir sulfate Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ZIAGEN ® (ZY-uh-jen) Tablets ZIAGEN ® Oral Solution Generic name: abacavir sulfate tablets and oral solution Read the Medication Guide that comes with ZIAGEN before you start taking it and each time you get a refill because there may be new information. This information does not take...

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ziagen=death so why prescribe it?

i hope it's not too late to correct an email I sent earlier today. I included Trizivir with Ziagen. I really only was thinking about Ziagen, for when I first heard of it I had heard that stopping it and starting it again can lead to death. My...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

I have already answered your previous questions, and hopefully reduced some of your fears.You were actually right to include both Ziagen and Trizivir in your question, as Ziagen is a component of Trizivir (which also contains Retrovir and Epivir).... Read more »

Should I switch from Zerit and Ziagen to Triazivir and Viramune??...

Dear Dr. Little: I tested negative in July '99. I tested postive in July '00. My CD4 was 33 and VLwas over 1Mill..My doctor started me in Sept 00 on Kaletra, Zerit and Ziagen...my VL in Dec was <50 and my CD was up to 284...this month...

Response from Susan Little, M.D.

University of California San Diego

Unfortunately, I am not able to give you a very complete answer to your question because I do not know what your viral load has been doing during this period. I would agree, that if you were HIV negative in July '99 and positive in July... Read more »

side effects of ZIAGEN

I have been taking ZIAGEN for about 10 months now and now am having problem with my heart. Has there been any report side effects of this kind with ziagen? I have no history of any heart problem before now. ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Data to date hasn't implicated Ziagen with cardiac problems. There have been some reports of cardiomyopathy possibly associated with nucleoside agents so further evaluation and discussion with your HIV doc are a good idea. KH... Read more »

Avoid Ziagen if VL > 100,000

Dear Doctor(s):Thank you for the service, information and assistance you are providing here.In "25 Things You Should Know if You Are HIV-Positive" in this website (http://www.thebody.com/cfa/top25/top25.html), point #8 says, "If your...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

This simply means that you would not use a triple nucleoside regimen (like Trizivir alone) for high viral load. It would not be a problem to use Ziagen as one of the medications, just not the anchor. For example, Ziagen, Epivir, and Sustiva would be... Read more »

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ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

My doc just started me on Abacavir, to replace the Preveon I was taking, in combination
with AZT and Viramune. I don't know much about Abacavir, except what I have found
on Project Inform's site. I would like to hear... Read more »

information

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ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I know this is the wrong forum, but the treatment forum isen't that active. I was told that they have developed a test for sensitivity to ziagen(for rechallenge purposes)and I can't find anything...Has anyone heard of this??

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new drug...ziagen

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Just watched the news and the FDA has just approved a new drug
(Ziagen). They say the Ziagen is one pill taken twice a day and is
usually taken with AZT. What a tremendous relief... Read more »

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