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Ritonavir Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Norvir
Generic Name: Ritonavir
What is Ritonavir? Ritonavir is a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV. It is usually used in combination with other antiviral drugs. Protease inhibitors act by blocking protease, a protein that HIV needs to make more copies of itself.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
213 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ritonavir.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my HIV | 142 | 66% |
| Support another treatment | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 1% |
| Improve immune function | 3 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 2 | <1% |
| Aches and pains | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Loss of short term memory | 1 | <1% |
Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my HIV include Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir, Emtricitabine-Tenofovir, and Atazanavir.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Ritonavir or how long patients were taking Ritonavir before stopping.
Currently Taking Ritonavir
Stopped Taking Ritonavir
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 28 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 79% | 22 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 4% | 1 |
| Slight | 4% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 14% | 4 |
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Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 21% | 6 |
| Mild | 32% | 9 |
| None | 39% | 11 |
Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, Stomach cramps, flatulence
Summary results are based on 28 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 28)
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- akwakne
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 550
- VL 1.3k
- See profile
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by akwakne
Sep 14, 2004
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsModerate
- Treat my HIV
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- toyotaas
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 710
- VL < 50
- See profile
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by toyotaas
Oct 15, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsSevere
- Treat my HIV
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.