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Atazanavir Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Reyataz
What is Atazanavir? Atazanavir is a protease inhibitor used in combination with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Atazanavir comes as a capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day with a meal or snack.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
158 patients in the community are taking or have taken Atazanavir.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my HIV | 110 | 69% |
| Other | 3 | 1% |
| General health | 3 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| Improve immune function | 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 Ritonavir.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Atazanavir or how long patients were taking Atazanavir before stopping.
Currently Taking Atazanavir
Stopped Taking Atazanavir
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 77% | 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 14% | 3 |
| Slight | 5% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 5% | 1 |
Treat my HIV
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 4% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 13% | 3 |
| Mild | 21% | 5 |
| None | 63% | 15 |
Top reported side-effects include: Stomach cramps, Diarrhea, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)
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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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- AmunRa65
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: none
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 528
- VL < 50
- See profile
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by AmunRa65
Oct 10, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Improve immune function
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.