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What is Kaletra? The combination of lopinavir and ritonavir is used with other antiviral medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Lopinavir is a protease inhibitor. Ritonavir increases the amount of lopinavir in the body so it can work better Read more...Click to read more below

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Abbott's Kaletra site


Reasons Taken

80 patients in the community are taking or have taken Kaletra.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 61 76%
Other 2 2%
Anxiety 1 1%
Improve immune function 1 1%
Swollen glands 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Kaletra.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 1 mg day 4 other day 50 mg day 133.3 mg day 133.3 mg none 150 mg day 200 g day 200 mg day 266.6 mg day 400 mg day 500 mg day 533.2 mg day 600 mg day 800 mg day 1000 mg day 1200 mg day 1600 mg day 1800 mg day
  11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Kaletra or how long patients were taking Kaletra before stopping.

Currently taking Kaletra

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
9
3
4
8
25

Stopped taking Kaletra

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
3
4
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Kaletra (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 6 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Other 3 25% Other: 25%
Did not seem to work 2 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Doctor's advice 2 17% Doctor's advice: 17%
Course of treatment ended 2 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 8 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 8

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 38% 3
Mild 38% 3
None 25% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, supressed appetite, tiredness

Summary results are based on 8 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 8)

  • baltogirl
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
    874
    VL < 50
    See profile
  • baltogirl
  • by baltogirl
    Sep 15, 2004
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my HIV

See all evaluation results for Kaletra



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