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What is Raltegravir?

Raltegravir is an integrase transfer inhibitor antiretroviral agent used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus 66 6
Other 1 1
Improve immune function 1 1

See all 86 patients currently taking Raltegravir

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
7 100%

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Raltegravir. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 400 mg weekly 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mcg daily 400 mg daily 800 mg daily 1200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 19 Number of Patients: 19 52 Number of Patients: 52 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Raltegravir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe
1 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Not indicated
1 50% Not indicated: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Raltegravir

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Raltegravir

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

Stopped Taking Raltegravir

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 14%
Not at all
6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 14%
$25-49
1 14%
< $25
3 43%

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Report created on March 17, 2010.