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What is Viracept?

Viracept® is a brand name for nelfinavir, a protease inhibitor that is used in combination with other antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of HIV infection.

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) 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Increase effect of another treatment 1 0

See all 8 patients currently taking Viracept

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 1

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

Diarrhea 2
Acid reflux 1
Urinary frequency 1
Seizures 1
Diarrhea chronic 1
Cramps in stomach 1

Reported Dosages

  50 mg daily 625 mg daily 2,500 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Viracept (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 67%
Side effects too severe 5   Side effects too severe: 42%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Viracept

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

Currently Taking Viracept

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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 Viracept

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Viracept

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Viracept

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Viracept

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 33%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 1 33%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.