Zidovudine Is Given How Many Times Daily

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Zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT)

What Is Zidovudine? Who Should Take Zidovudine? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Zidovudine Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does Zidovudine React With Other Drugs? What Is Zidovudine? Zidovudine (Retrovir) is a drug used for antiretroviral therapy (ART). It was first manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. The patent on zidovudine expired in 2005 and several generic versions have been...

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Tenofovir, lamivudine+zidovudine and Kaletra as pep

Dear Doctor,I had a possible sexual exposure to HIV and managed to start pep about 30 hours after the high-risk situation. I live in Brazil, and it was really hard to get this treatment, but now I'm afraid my regimen was no correctly chosen....

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.You indeed are receiving an unusual PEP regimen.1) It's not likely to be ineffective, rather just more than needed.2) You're on day 23 of a planned 28 (or 30), I'd try to complete the treatment course if... Read more »

Zidovudine alone given to baby

Good day doc. I am HIV positive, on Nevirapine and lamzid, last test CD4 count 836, viral load undetectable. Just had a baby on 30 Nov 2011 via C-Section. My baby is being given 5ml Zidovudine 6 hourly. My understanding is that Zidovudine should be...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Assuming you were taking those HIV meds during your pregnancy, then yes, zidovudine as a single HIV drug for 6 weeks after birth is appropriate to give as prophylaxis to your baby.... Read more »

Underdosage of Zidovudine

Dear SirI am writing for the 2nd time. My son aged 5 years has been recently diagnosed as HIV+ His CD4 is 384. His doctor started him on Zidovudine 6ml twice a day, Lamivir 6.5 ml twice a day, and Nevirapine (initially 6 ml once a day). His weight...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.This reply comes from our good friend and colleague, Andy Pavia, MD from University of Utah:I don't think there is any risk at all from 2 weeks of underdosing of zidovudine. First of all, zidovudine resistance develops... Read more »

About an answer given on November 19th part II

Dear doctor Robert. Unfortunately I am not kidding. Western Blot hasn't been done yet, but getting an indeterminate 4th gen ELISA at 62 days mark (with negative WB) and then a strongly reactive at 3 months possibly means I seroconverted. I am...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Really??? You weren't kidding??? OK, let me try again to explain. As I have mentioned many times before, HIV tests taken prior to the three-month mark are not definitive. An "indeterminate" ELISA test is not a positive test!... Read more »

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