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What is Retrovir?

Retrovir® is the brand name for the anti-retroviral agent zidovudine. It is used for treatment of HIV infection in combination with at least two other antiretroviral agents. As a monotherapy it is used for the prevention of maternal/fetal HIV transmission.

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)	8	4
XMRV infection	1	0

See all 3 patients currently taking Retrovir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	2
Mild	0
None	2

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

Lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue)	1	1

Reported Dosages

	600 mg daily
	3

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Retrovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	5
Side effects too severe	2
Personal research	1
Other	1
Course of treatment ended	1

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Retrovir

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

Stopped Taking Retrovir

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Retrovir

Always	3	75%
Usually	1	25%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Retrovir

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	1	25%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	3	75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Retrovir

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

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Patient Evaluations

See all 4 patient evaluations

SFLexington

Sex: M

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

466

VL 0
SFLexington

600 mg daily

since Feb 08, 2010
Efficacy Major for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips AZT was not as bad as I thought it was be. I would go back on it if I had to. I am stopping because my arms starting really thinning out (veins showing), a... See full evaluation