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What is raltegravir?
Raltegravir is an integrase transfer inhibitor antiretroviral agent used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents.
Reported Purpose & Efficacy
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# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) | 120 | 25 |
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| Support immune health | 5 | 2 |
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| Increase effect of another treatment | 2 | 2 |
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| Other | 1 | 1 |
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| Participate in clinical trial | 1 | 0 | |||||
| AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | 1 | 0 |
See all 139 patients currently taking raltegravir
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with raltegravir
| Headaches | 3 | |
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| Nausea | 1 | |
| Dizziness | 1 | |
| Diarrhea | 1 | |
| Chills | 1 | |
| Nausea sometimes | 1 | |
| See all 8 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Dosages
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking raltegravir. See all 13 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Doctor's advice | 5 |  |
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| Course of treatment ended | 3 | |
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| Other | 2 | |
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| Side effects too severe | 1 | |
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| Change in health plan coverage | 1 | |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of raltegravir
Always |
26 | 87% |
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Usually |
4 | 13% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of raltegravir
Very |
0 | 0% |
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Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
11 | 37% |
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Not at all |
19 | 63% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of raltegravir
$200+ |
1 | 6% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
3 | 17% |
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$25-49 |
4 | 22% |
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< $25 |
10 | 56% |
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Patient Evaluations
See all 30 patient evaluations
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- Kevin222
- 800 mg daily
- since Jul 11, 2011
- Efficacy for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips On it for 6 days. The first day I felt fine, but on second day sick with nausea and headache. Ditto on the 3rd day. 4th day felt OK. 5th and 6th day ... See full evaluation
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- Gus_SD32
- 800 mg daily
- since Jun 28, 2010
- Efficacy for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips At the beginning I did not feel any strong secondary reactions. But by the end of the first week I started to feel more headaches and bone pain. Felt like ge... See full evaluation
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- ShannonandJohn
- 800 mg daily
- since Jan 14, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 30 patient evaluations
Report created on May 28, 2012.