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What is Darunavir?

Darunavir is a protease inhibitor used in the treatment of HIV-1 infections in combination with ritonavir and other antiretroviral agents.

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) 91 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 2 1 Efficacy_major
Prevent infection 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Viral infection 1 0

See all 96 patients currently taking Darunavir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 6
None
 13

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

Diarrhea 4
Headaches 2
GI problems 1
Nausea 1
Tiredness 1
Skin rash 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Darunavir. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 3 daily 75 mg daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 14 Number of Patients: 14 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 31 Number of Patients: 31  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Darunavir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 44%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 22%
Other 2   Other: 22%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 11%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 11%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Darunavir

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

Currently Taking Darunavir

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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 Darunavir

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Darunavir

Always
 18 86%
Usually
 2 10%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Darunavir

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 5 24%
Not at all
 16 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Darunavir

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 18%
$25-49
 1 6%
< $25
 13 76%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.