Combivir prescribing information

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Avatar m tn The situations that always warrant PEP are occupational exposures to HIV infected blood, and unprotected sex with somebody confirmed to have HIV. While doctors have discretion to prescribe PEP in other situations, individual risk is always weighed against the potential for serious side effects.
Avatar n tn Looking through the internet I see different pages that state if there is an open sore etc that blood can enter through the urethra. Is this a less than 1% risk.
Avatar n tn Hello I ran into an incident last night and ended up having unprotected sexual intercourse with a stipper. I started the first dose of Combivir last night and was wondering if the side effects get too bad and I cannot take it for the full 28 days, what I should do. They cannot get any other PEP prophylaxis treatments besides the Combivir and was really worried about the side effects of this medication, as I am already feeling nauseated.
Avatar f tn I have asked this question before but I would like to know if I could be given anymore information. I had many exposures, unprotected vaginal sex, to someone who had hiv, i did not know at the time. I had a test 12-13 weeks after exposure and was negative, but I took combivir for 3 weeks 4 weeks after the exposure. Do you think the timing I took the medication had an affect on my antibody test, since I took it at a time that I could have been seroconverting.
Avatar m tn Post the intercourse I removed the condom and washed my penis with soap and water immediately. I was so terrified post that episode that I took COMBIVIR twice a day for 19 days.I had a severe episode of flu yesterday (Runny nose,burning urination,burning of the eyes,sore throat, fever of 101'Celcius, fatigue, muscle ache,yellow vision and dry cough)(its monsoon season and my roommate had the same flu since 3 days) but no rash, no swollen glands and no diarrhoea.
Avatar n tn But he said he could give me PEP Combivir BID for 28 days. I filled the prescription and began 6 days ago, 22 hours after the sex incident. I have since had the following side effects / sensations: 1. Pretty bad knee pain. Chronically. 2. Almost zero appetite for 3-4 days. It has come back a little the last two days. 3. Waking up with nausea pre-morning Combivir dose. Nausea bad enough to actually wake me, but not bad enough to make me vomit. Need to lay down though. 4. Fatigue. 5.
Avatar m tn I took only one pill of Combivir like nPEP, and after i realized that i was not in a risky situation i stop consuming Combivir. Couple of days i still have some side effects from that one pill. so my question is: What kind of problem i can have after this one pill Combivir?
Avatar f tn m currently taking Kaletra and Combivir.
Avatar n tn Initial counts were 423 viral load (not thousands - just 423) but T cell was 398. Immediately went undetectable. Put on Fortavase, Combivir, Norvir. Soon switched to just Fortavase 8 bid, combivir 1 bid. over time decreased to just 1 fortavase bid and 1 combivir bid. Been up in 700 - 900 T cell the whole time. No one can explain to me why numbers were odd to begin with. Also now that fortavase is off market my doc wants to switch me to Invirase, Combivir and Norvir.
Avatar n tn What are the chances of infection (%)? I went on to Combivir within 2 hours of the next month - but this is working on my mind. I have a wife and 3 kids and am anxious about this. Is Combivir affective in helping?
Avatar n tn 3 days later my doctor switched me from Sustiva/Combivir to Kaletra/Combivir. A few days after that I began to develop a mild sore throat and a quarter size rash on my penis. On July 24th I got a Stat-Pak HIV test at a clinic which came back negative. By July 30th, 2008 (maybe a few days earlier) I developed a small quarter size rash on my right foot but this rash was nothing at all like the rash on my penis a few weeks earlier.
Avatar n tn Four months ago i had a condom break on me on a girl with her period that had unknown status and dr put me on Combivir with Kaletra, and i stopped after 10 days when the girl showed me her test result. I did a test 1 month ago and i was negative, and now i am in the same spot. I already started on the Combivir every 12 hours and the kaletra every 12 hours i have left... Please Dr, what are my chances of risk??? I do not want to take PEPs if not necesary..
Avatar f tn BTW, I saw the doctor last night and he thought there was enough of a risk to put me on combivir for 28 days. Should I continue it? Could it put me at greater risk for hiv?
Avatar f tn Is combivir an appropriate HIV nPEP regimen for one time unprotected encounter with CSW of unknown status in Kenya? I'm a 24 yr male from UK. Insertive vaginal and oral. Asked about Kaletra and doc said it's low risk doesn't recommend, but I am still very worried. Started within 12 hours, but still within 72 if kaletra should be added. I feel terrible of course but appreciate any advice.
Avatar m tn Hello people have told me no risks with my random oral with a stranger who appeared ill well three m ds has been on me to continue combivir my life has stopped horrible abonimal issues so fatigue to do anything and can't get enough water constant dry mouth sore throat and muscle pains headaches so my question is I am 14 days in and if I quit now will these side effects go away and how long till they do I just want to die I feel so bad.
Avatar m tn t contract HIV during the potential time that I could have and I take combivir anyway, would I be able to get HIV from the combivir itself? As in, could the combivir give me HIV? It sounds like a stupid question I know but it keeps bothering me. 2) I've been taking combivir for just under 1 week now and I have absolutely no side effects.
Avatar m tn m taking is Combivir every 12 hours, do you know more related statistics, or related information about PEP? Does the kind of exposure affects the efficiency of PEP?. Thanks.
Avatar m tn Dear friends, teachers, my English is not good, this is a translation software translation, so please forgive me, the way it is, I have a lot of body and back Peas, June 3 by sex workers with the mouth lick suck body, no other act, so the next day to eat because of fear of blocking drugs Combivir, this time from the things in the past 12 hours, then the first 11 days so that sex workers inspect three generations linked enzyme, July 3 to work by checking four generations of antigen-antibody, the