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Brand Names: Stocrin, Sustiva

What is Efavirenz? Efavirenz is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). Efavirenz is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

55 patients in the community are taking or have taken Efavirenz.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 46 83%
Improve immune function 1 1%
Chills/fever 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Efavirenz.

  0 mg day 0 tps. day 0 day 1 tbs. day 3 tbs. day 200 mg day 300 mg day 600 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Efavirenz or how long patients were taking Efavirenz before stopping.

Currently taking Efavirenz

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
3
3
4
1
12

Stopped taking Efavirenz

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
0
4
7
Why Patients Stopped Taking Efavirenz (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 6 43% Doctor's advice: 43%
Other 6 43% Other: 43%
Side effects too severe 3 21% Side effects too severe: 21%
Personal research 2 14% Personal research: 14%
Did not seem to work 1 7% Did not seem to work: 7%
Course of treatment ended 1 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 83% 5
None 17% 1

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 43% 3
Mild 43% 3
None 14% 1

Top reported side-effects include: Vivid dreams, Night sweats, hang-over

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 7)

  • young-and-poz
    Mental Symptoms: none
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    802
    VL < 50
    See profile
  • young-and-poz
  • by young-and-poz
    Jul 12, 2007
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my HIV
Advice/Tips
Be prepared for some vivid dreams (others report that they're quite upsetting or disturbing, though I quite enjoyed them), and night sweats.

See all evaluation results for Efavirenz



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