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What is Tenofovir?

Tenofovir is an antiviral medication (a reverse transcriptase inhibitor). It is used in combination with other antiviral drugs to treat HIV in persons with AIDS. The combination antiretroviral products Atripla and Truvada both contain tenofovir.

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) 71 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Hepatitis B 2 0
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1 1 Efficacy_major
Hepatitis B with hepatitis delta coinfection 1 0

See all 80 patients currently taking Tenofovir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tenofovir

Diarrhea 1
Tiredness 1
Kidney insult 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tenofovir. See all 13 dosages ►

  daily 1 tbs. daily 300 mg weekly 300 mg m,w,f 245 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg one time 300 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 63 Number of Patients: 63 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tenofovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 29%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 7%
Other 1   Other: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Tenofovir

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

Currently Taking Tenofovir

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

Stopped Taking Tenofovir

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tenofovir

Always
 11 92%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tenofovir

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 1 8%
A little
 2 17%
Not at all
 8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tenofovir

$200+
 2 25%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 25%
< $25
 4 50%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.