Posts Tagged ‘HIV’

Sustiva

Other Names: Efavirenz, Atripla.
Commonly Prescribed For: Sustiva is generally prescribed for treating human immunodeficiency virus infection in people either with or without AIDS. This medication can also e used along with other medications for preventing in people who were exposed to HIV. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Sustiva [...]

Retrovir

Other Names: Zidovudine Injection, Retrovir I.V. Infusion, AZT Injection.
Commonly Prescribed For: Retrovir can be used alone or combined with other medications for treating human immunodeficiency virus infection in people either with or without AIDS. It is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Retrovir is available in the form of tablets, capsules, and a [...]

Combivir

Other Names: Lamivudine, Epivir, Epzicom, Trizivir.
Commonly Prescribed For: Combivir is generally combined with other medications for treating human immunodeficiency virus disease in patients suffering from AIDS. This medication can also be used for treating hepatitis B infection. Combivir is commonly used with other medications.
How to Take it: Combivir is available in the form of [...]

Lamivudine

Other Names: Combivir, Epzicom, Trizivir
Commonly Prescribed For: Lamivudine is normally prescribed for treating infections due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is also used to treat the hepatitis B infection. At time, Lamivudine is used with another drug called zidovudine to treat HIV.
How to Take it: Lamivudine is available as a tablet, liquid to be [...]

Zidovudine

Other Names: Retrovir, Lamivudine, Combivir
Commonly Prescribed for: Zidovudine  is used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to halt its progress. Zidovudine is often combined with other anti-HIV drugs to have a maximum effect. It is also used for children over the age of 3 months who show no symptoms of the HIV virus [...]

Ziagen

Other Names: Abacavir Sulfate
Commonly Prescribed for: Ziagen is used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to stop its growth and spread throughout a patient.
How to take it: Ziagen comes in two different forms: tablet and oral solution. The dosage of Ziagen in tablet form that is recommended for adults is 600 mg [...]

Zerit

Other Names: Stavudine
Commonly Prescribed for: Zerit is an antiviral drug that attempts to restrict human immunodeficiency virus (more commonly known as HIV) cells from reproducing and spreading throughout your body. By doing this it helps to keep up your immune system and allows your body to fight off infections and disease.
How to take it: The [...]

Abacavir Sulfate

Other Names: Ziagen
Commonly Prescribed For: Abacavir Sulfate is used in HIV patients to help the immune system preventing other infections. It is used as part of a “drug cocktail”.
How to Take it: Abacavir Sulfate comes in both tablets and oral solutions taken by mouth. In HIV patients it is a daily treatment together with other [...]

Clarithromycin

Other Names: Biaxin
Commonly Prescribed For: Clarithromycin is a renowned drug that is used in treating infections due to the effects of certain bacteria. Some of the infections include pneumonia, bronchitis, and several infections associated with ears, skin and throat. It is used in preventing a type of infection called Mycobacterium avium complex. Quite often it [...]

Biaxin

Other Names: Clarithromycin
Commonly Prescribed For: Biaxin is used for treating several infections caused by bacteria that include pneumonia, infection of the ears, bronchitis, throat and skin infections. It is used in the treatment of MAC, abbreviated to Mycobacterium avium complex. It is a kind of infection that often affects people suffering from HIV.

How to [...]

Denavir

Other Names: Penciclovir
Commonly Prescribed For: Denavir is a commonly prescribed treatment to heal herpes outbreaks and cold sores
How to Take It: Denavir is a topical cream should be used externally either in face or lips. Apply it for every two hours while you are awake, usually for four days. Before applying the infected area, keep [...]