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Videx/Videx EC (didanosine) Label Revision due to Risk of Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension

The US FDA notified HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease healthcare professionals about a serious complication in the liver, non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, in patients using Videx or Videx EC (didanosine). Background of Videx/Videx EC (didanosine) Videx/Videx EC (didanosine) is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. FDA Alert on Videx/Videx EC (didanosine) Cases of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension [...]

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Victrelis (boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Protease Inhibitor Drugs Co-administration Not Recommended [update]

[update] Healthcare professionals are notified by the FDA that co-administration of Victrelis (boceprevir) with certain ritonavir-boosted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors is not recommended.  The Victrelis drug label has been revised accordingly. Background of Victrelis (boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Protease Inhibitor Drugs Victrelis (boceprevir) is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease [...]

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Statins, HCV and HIV Drugs Increase Chances of Muscular Injuries

A safety alert on the combination of Statins, Hepatitis C and HIV drugs has been brought to the attention of medical practitioners in infectious diseases, family practice, as well as patients at large. Medical professionals are hereby being updated of the changes in prescription details when administering combinations of protease inhibitors for either HCV or [...]

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Drug Interactions between Protease Inhibitors: Boceprevir (Victrelis) for HCV and Ritonavir (Norvir) for HIV

Pharmacists, doctors and consumers have been notified of the identified drug interactions between the protease inhibiting drug for Hepatits C Virus (HCV), Boceprevir (Victrelis), and the protease inhibiting drug for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Ritonavir (Norvir). Persons already under medication for chronic Hepatitis C with Boceprevir (Victrelis), and at the same time doing an antiretroviral [...]

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