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| BRAND | GENERIC | WARNINGS | SIDE EFFECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIDEX oral | DIDANOSINE (DDI) | didanosine has caused a severe (sometimes fatal) pancreas problem (pancreatitis) when used alone or with other HIV medicines | Headache, diarrhea, or tingling/numbness of hands or feet may occur |
| AZT azidothymidine IV ORAL | zidovudine | severe blood problems including a decrease in red blood cells (anemia) and white blood cells (neutropenia). This occurs more frequently in people with advanced HIV disease (AIDS) | Headache, tiredness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, trouble sleeping, loss of appetite, dizziness, or constipation may occur |
| This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur: stavudine, ribavirin | If you are taking HIV medications for the first time, you may experience a return of symptoms from an old infection. This may happen as your immune system begins to work better and is called the immune reconstitution syndrome. | ||
| Symptoms might include: new cough, trouble breathing, fever, new vision problems, new headaches, new skin problems. | |||
| EMTRIVA oral | EMTRICITABINE | Rarely, emtricitabine has caused a severe (sometimes fatal) liver and blood problem (lactic acidosis). | Headache,nausea,diarrhea,stomach pain,trouble sleeping,darkening skin color on palms of hands & soles of feet,cough,loss of appetite,dizziness,or runny nose may occur. Lamivudine is similar to emtricitabine and should not be taken with this medication. |
| ZERIT oral | Stavudine | severe (sometimes fatal) liver and blood problem (lactic acidosis).severe (sometimes fatal) pancreas | Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or tingling/numbness of hands or feet may occur. |