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Brand Names: Coviracil, Emtriva
Generic Name: Emtricitabine (FTC)

What is Emtricitabine (FTC)? Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) used with other medications to treat HIV infection in patients with or without AIDS. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

7 patients in the community are taking or have taken Emtricitabine (FTC).

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 7 100%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Emtricitabine (FTC).

  1 mg day 200 mg day 200 day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Emtricitabine (FTC) or how long patients were taking Emtricitabine (FTC) before stopping.

Currently taking Emtricitabine (FTC)

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

Stopped taking Emtricitabine (FTC)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Emtricitabine (FTC) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1 100% Side effects too severe: 100%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 1

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 100% 1
Mild 0% 0
None 0% 0

Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, Stomach Cramps

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • akwakne
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    354
    VL 101
    See profile
  • akwakne
  • by akwakne
    Sep 14, 2004
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • Treat my HIV

See all evaluation results for Emtricitabine (FTC)



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