Drugs for HIV
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Well MedPosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm
Ritonavir (norvir)
Ritonavir
Saquinivir (invirase)
Stavudine (d4t)
Sustiva
Talking
Tenofovir
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (tmp/smx)
Trizivir
Truvada
Videx
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WHO HIV Treatment Guidelines Updated
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Paul SaxPosted
Mon 30 Nov 2009 10:04pm
guidelines also urge that countries “phase out” the use of stavudine in favor of less-toxic NRTIs, and that women continue breastfeeding so long as they are also on ART.
Good news
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WHO HIV Treatment Guidelines Updated
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Paul SaxPosted
Mon 30 Nov 2009 6:53pm
guidelines also urge that countries “phase out” the use of stavudine in favor of less-toxic NRTIs, and that women continue breastfeeding so long as they are also on ART.
Good news
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Face to Face with Lipoatrophy
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Nelson V.Posted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:29pm
for lipodystrophy, there are many things that we have learned since then. One is the potential impact of nucleoside thymidine analogs like d4T (Zerit, stavudine) and AZT (zidovudine... is quite unusual.
Your lipoatrophy data on AZT shows only about half the adipocyte (fat cell) depletion that is asssociated with d4T. Do you think the depletion of fat cells
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HIV Metabolic Complications Myths
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Nelson V.Posted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:28pm
obesity increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death.
Myth #3: Loss of limb fat during HIV therapy only occurs when stavudine (d4T) is included in the treatment regimen..., stavudine (Zerit). The link between such disfigurement and this drug was so obvious that use of stavudine in the U.S. and Europe quickly fell and is now rarely prescribed
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Holiday Hafnias
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Paul SaxPosted
Wed 22 Dec 2010 9:49am
Some items to consider in HIV/ID world as you dig into your salmonella-free holiday bird:
Drug label change for stavudine (d4T) : The label no longer has recommendations for dose-reduction in case of peripheral neuropathy, and cites data more strongly linking d4T use to lipoatrophy. The strategy of decreasing the dose to reduce d4T toxicity
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Uridine- Nucleomaxx- A supplement that may help to reverse lipoatrophy- Interview with Dr Walker
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Nelson V.Posted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:29pm
his in vitro data on how this supplement may protect liver cell mitochondria exposed to D4T (Zerit) and DDC (Hivid). He gladly agreed to be interviewed for our newsletter. I am... exposed to D4T, DDC, AZT+3TC. Are you planning to conduct studies to see the effect on fat, muscle and nerve cells?
UAW: Several studies looking at liver, fat, peripheral
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Nephrotoxic HIV Drugs
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Matt S.Posted
Tue 08 Dec 2009 12:00am
toxicities in their recommendations (the previously-recommended stavudine-based regimens also have significant toxicity in the form of lipodystrophy, lactic acidosis, and peripheral
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Health Headlines - December 22
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:24pm
of Health.
Generic HIV/AIDS Drug Wins Approval
The generic HIV/AIDS drug Stavudine for oral solution has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.... The tentative FDA approval means that Stavudine will be available for consideration for purchase under the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, but it cannot be sold in the United States
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