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Taking Epzicom
19 Patients currently take Epzicom
1 Patient stopped taking Epzicom
baltogirl Mental Symptoms: mild Physical Symptoms: mild Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate 940 VL < 50 See profile baltogirl 600 mg daily since Jan 01, 2005
AllanT Mental Symptoms: none Physical Symptoms: none Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none 550 VL < 50 See profile AllanT 600 mg daily since Jan 01, 2007
venus Mental Symptoms: mild Physical Symptoms: mild Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none VL ? See profile venus 1 mg daily since Jan 17, 2008

Epzicom is a combination of two antiretroviral drugs: abacavir sulfate (Ziagen) and lamivudine (Epivir). Both of these medicines are nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Epzicom should be used in combination with other anti-HIV drugs. Read more...

GlaxoSmithKline's Epzicom site

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Epzicom

slow my disease's progress	17
Fatigue	1
Not indicated	1

Patient Dosages


1 mg daily	30 mg daily	300 mg daily	600 mg daily	900 mg daily	N/A
1	1	1	4	2	11

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Epzicom

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
0	2	4	1	4	8

Why Patients Stopped Taking Epzicom (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	1

How Long Patients Took Epzicom Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
0	0	0	1	0	0

Average: Epzicom Ratings

	1

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