HIV medicine: A new option

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ISENTRESS blocks an enzyme called HIV integrase. This makes it difficult for the virus to make more of itself.

Take ISENTRESS exactly as your doctor prescribes. Remember to:

Take it twice a day
Take it by mouth
Take it with or without food
Store it at room temperature (68° to 77° Fahrenheit). ISENTRESS does not require refrigeration.

A 96-week clinical study of patients being treated with HIV medication for the first time demonstrated that ISENTRESS plus Truvada may be used in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C

In clinical studies with ISENTRESS, higher levels of liver enzymes occurred more often in patients with hepatitis B and C
ISENTRESS has not been studied in patients with severe liver impairment

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ISENTRESS is an anti-HIV medicine used for the treatment of HIV. ISENTRESS must be used with other anti-HIV medicines, which may increase the likelihood of response to treatment. It is important that you remain under your doctor’s care. ISENTRESS will NOT cure HIV infection or reduce your chances of passing HIV to others through sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood.

The safety and effectiveness of ISENTRESS in children has not been studied.

A condition called Immune Reconstitution Syndrome can happen in some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS) when anti-HIV treatment is started. Signs and symptoms of inflammation from opportunistic infections may occur as the medicines work to treat the HIV infection and strengthen the immune system. Call your doctor right away if you notice any signs or symptoms of an infection after starting ISENTRESS.

Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness while taking ISENTRESS. This is because on rare occasions muscle problems can be serious and can lead to kidney damage.

When ISENTRESS has been given with other anti-HIV drugs, side effects included nausea, headache, tiredness, weakness, trouble sleeping, stomach pain, dizziness, depression, and suicidal thoughts and actions. Other side effects include: rash, severe skin reactions, feeling anxious, paranoia, low blood platelet count, diarrhea, liver failure.

Mild rash occurred more often in patients taking ISENTRESS plus Prezista than with either drug alone.

People taking ISENTRESS may still develop infections, including opportunistic infections or other conditions that occur with HIV infection.

Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you have any allergies, are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. ISENTRESS is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Women with HIV should not breast-feed because their babies could be infected with HIV through their breast milk.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription medicines like rifampin (a medicine used to treat infections such as tuberculosis), non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please read the Prescribing Information and Patient Product Information.

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Truvada is a registered trademark of Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Prezista is a registered trademark of Tibotec, Inc.