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Brand Names: Viramune

What is Nevirapine? Nevirapine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), used in combination with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

46 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nevirapine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 38 82%
Other 2 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Nevirapine.

  0 mg day 0 day 2 mg day 2 day 180 mg day 200 mg day 200 day 200 mg none 400 mg day
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27  

Duration

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

Currently taking Nevirapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
5
3
5
3
16

Stopped taking Nevirapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Nevirapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2 67% Side effects too severe: 67%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
Can't tell 50% 1

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 33% 1
None 67% 2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • ukwildcat
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: moderate
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
    674
    VL 102
  • by ukwildcat
    Oct 22, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Treat my HIV

See all evaluation results for Nevirapine



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