Epzicom Treatment Report
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What is Epzicom?
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.
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Reasons Taken
50 patients in the community are taking or have taken Epzicom.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my HIV | 43 | 86% |
| Fatigue | 1 | 2% |
| Night sweats | 1 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 2% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Epzicom.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Epzicom or how long patients were taking Epzicom before stopping.
Currently taking Epzicom
Stopped taking Epzicom
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 75% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Can't tell | 25% | 1 |
Treat my HIV
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 17% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 1 |
| Mild | 33% | 2 |
| None | 33% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: Fatigue, Anxiety, Panic attacks
Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)
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- AmunRa65
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
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- VL 6.2M
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by AmunRa65
Oct 10, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Support another treatment
- See full evaluation
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