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What is Abacavir-Lamivudine?

Abacavir and lamivudine are antiretroviral agents. Both of these medicines are nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). The combination of abacavir and lamivudine is used for the treatment of HIV infections in combination with other antiretroviral agents.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 1 1
Emotional tension 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 100%

Dosages

  600 mg-300 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Abacavir-Lamivudine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 100%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.