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What is Atazanavir?

Atazanavir is a protease inhibitor used in the treatment of HIV-1 infections in combination with at least two other antiretroviral agents. In patients with prior virologic failure, coadministration with ritonavir is recommended.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) 141 43 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 4 1 Efficacy_major
General health 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support immune health 2 1 Efficacy_major
Fatigue 1 0
Don't know 1 0

See all 152 patients currently taking Atazanavir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 14
Mild
 9
None
 21

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Atazanavir

Cramps in stomach 4
yellow eyes 4
Diarrhea 4
Fatigue 3
Headaches 2
Jaundice 2
See all 16 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Atazanavir. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 1 daily 2 tbs. daily 100 mg one time 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 83 Number of Patients: 83 19 Number of Patients: 19 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Atazanavir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 34%
Side effects too severe 14   Side effects too severe: 32%
Other 10   Other: 23%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 2%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%
Expense 1   Expense: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%

See all 40 patients who’ve stopped taking Atazanavir

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Atazanavir

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

Stopped Taking Atazanavir

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Atazanavir

Always
 37 80%
Usually
 6 13%
Sometimes
 3 7%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Atazanavir

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 4%
A little
 10 22%
Not at all
 34 74%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Atazanavir

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 4 14%
$25-49
 6 21%
< $25
 18 64%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.