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Viread |
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- Description - |
Viread is one of the drugs prescribed to fight HIV, the humanimmunodeficiency virusthat causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). HIV attacksthe immunesystem, slowly destroying the body's ability to fight off infection.Viread staves off theattack by interfering with HIV reverse transcriptase, an enzyme thevirus needs toreproduce.
Viread lowers the amount of HIV in the blood and may helpincrease the numberof T cells, important agents of the immune system that killmicroscopic foreign invaders.It is used in combination with other anti-HIV drugs when these drugsare not effective bythemselves. |
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Abdominal pain,diarrhea,gas,headache,loss of appetite,nausea,vomiting,weakness |
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Acyclovir (Zovirax)
Cidofovir (Vistide)
Ganciclovir (Cytovene)
Valacyclovir (Valtrex)
Valganciclovir (Valcyte)
If you are taking didanosine (Videx), you should take your doseof Viread 2 hours beforeor 1 hour after the didanosine.
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- Manufacturer - |
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Gilead Sciences |
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333 Lakeside Drive |
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Foster City, CA 94404 |
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USA |
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