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What is Stavudine (d4T)?

A nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), an antiviral medication used in combination with other antiviral medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Read more...Click to read more below

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) 17 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Stavudine (d4T)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Stavudine (d4T)

Diarrhea 2
Lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue) 2
Neuropathic pain in feet and legs 1
Cramps in stomach 1
Buffalo hump 1

Reported Dosages

  2 daily 30 g daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 80 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Stavudine (d4T) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 54%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 38%
Other 3   Other: 23%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 8%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Stavudine (d4T)

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

Currently Taking Stavudine (d4T)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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Stopped Taking Stavudine (d4T)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Stavudine (d4T)

Always
 7 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Stavudine (d4T)

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 29%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Stavudine (d4T)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

Report created on February 11, 2012.