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What is Saquinavir?

Saquinavir is a protease inhibitor used in the treatment of HIV infection; used in combination with at least two 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) 9 1 Efficacy_major

See all 9 patients currently taking Saquinavir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

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

Diarrhea 1
Increased lipids in blood (hyperlipidemia) 1

Reported Dosages

  500 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Saquinavir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Saquinavir

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

Currently Taking Saquinavir

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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
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Saquinavir

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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
0
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Saquinavir

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Saquinavir

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Saquinavir

$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 May 27, 2012.