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Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Treatment Report

Brand Names: Truvada

What is Emtricitabine-Tenofovir? Emtricitabine and tenofovir is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from reproducing in your body. Emtricitabine and tenofovir treats HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Reasons taken

270 patients in the community are taking or have taken Emtricitabine-Tenofovir.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 189 70%
Other 7 2%
Improve immune function 3 1%
Support another treatment 2 <1%
Don't know 2 <1%
Fatigue 1 <1%
Anxiety 1 <1%
disease-related symptoms 1 <1%
General health 1 <1%

Other treatments patients are taking for Treat my HIV include Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir, Ritonavir, and Atazanavir.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir.

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All (Show top 10)

  daily 1 daily 1 g daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tbs. daily 2 daily 25 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 245 mg daily 200 mg-300 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 2 x 200 mg-300 mg daily 4 x 200 mg-300 mg daily 8 x 200 mg-300 mg daily
  38 Number of Patients: 38 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 157 Number of Patients: 157 8 Number of Patients: 8 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  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir or how long patients were taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir before stopping.

Currently Taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
12
11
30
31
30

Stopped Taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
5
3
5
6
5
Why Patients Stopped Taking Emtricitabine-Tenofovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 11 42% Doctor's advice: 42%
Other 9 35% Other: 35%
Side effects too severe 4 15% Side effects too severe: 15%
Expense 3 12% Expense: 12%
Course of treatment ended 2 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated 1 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research 1 4% Personal research: 4%
Did not seem to work 1 4% Did not seem to work: 4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 78% 18
Moderate 9% 2
Can't tell 13% 3

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 4% 1
Moderate 25% 6
Mild 25% 6
None 46% 11

Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, lack of energy, Headaches

Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)

  • TabithaSimmions
    Sex: F
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
    514
    VL ?
  • TabithaSimmions
  • by TabithaSimmions
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my HIV

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

See all evaluation results for Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

Report created on November 07, 2009.