Common Fatigue, Headache, Nausea, Dizziness.

Expert advice for Stavudine

Take stavudine at least one hour before food.
Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while taking this drug as it may cause dizziness.
Tell your doctor before taking the stavudine if you have liver or kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy (numbness, tingling and pain in the limbs) or pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas) or if you are lactose-intolerant.
Inform your doctor before taking stavudine if you are taking other medications like zidovudine, didanosine, doxorubicin, hydroxyurea, or ribavirin.
Seek immediate medical attention if you notice problems with pancreas or liver function or suffer from symptoms of lactic acidosis (you can have nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, rapid and/or deep breathing, neurological symptoms).
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking stavudine as it may worsen the side effects.
Take necessary precautions while using stavudine to prevent the spread of HIV to others.
Tell your doctor if you are or planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Q. What is Stavudine used for?
Stavudine is used to prevent the spread of HIV or its related illness in the infected patient.

Common Rash, Headache, Decrease in granulocyte count, Vomiting, Allergic reaction, Nausea, Abdominal pain, Fatigue, Fever, Increased liver enzymes, Diarrhoea.

Expert advice for Nevirapine
Do not start or continue nevirapine, if you are allergic to nevirapine, or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine.Do not start or continue nevirapine, if you have severe skin rash or skin rash with fever, blistering, mouth sores, inflammation of the eye, swelling of the face, general swelling, shortness of breath, muscle or joint pain, general feelings of illness or abdominal pain.Do not start or continue nevirapine if you have inflammation of the liver (hepatitis), severe liver disease or have a high CD4 cell count.Avoid using nevirapine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding.

Q. Is Nevirapine generic?
Nevirapine is a generic drug

Q. What is Nevirapine oral suspension?
Nevirapine is available is 2 dosage forms, tablets and oral suspension.

Q. Is Nevirapine the same as Viramune?
Yes, Viramune is a brand name of Nevirapine

Q. How does Nevirapine work or how is Nevirapine used to treat HIV or what does Nevirapine treat or how does Nevirapine affect reverse transcriptase or what is Nevirapine tablets used for?
Nevirapine belongs to a class of anti-HIV medicines called non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that HIV needs in order to multiply. Nevirapine stops reverse transcriptase from working, and helps control HIV-1 infection