Drug resistance happens when the medications (meds) that were once working to control the HIV virus are no longer as effective.
Virologic failure: Your viral load may start to rise above undetectable, even though you are taking your meds.
Virologic failure often happens because of drug resistance.
To lower the chance of virologic failure and drug resistance, it is vital that the medicine levels in your body stay where they need to be to keep your viral load undetectable. When you take your HIV meds as directed, you are helping to keep the medicine levels in your body at an effective level:
However, if you miss a dose of any of your HIV meds, the medicine levels in your body may dip. When med levels go down, your risk of resistance goes up:
Before taking REYATAZ, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Before taking REYATAZ, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Some medicines interact with REYATAZ. Keep a list of medicines to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist. Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.
REYATAZ can cause serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
REYATAZ can cause serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
REYATAZ can cause serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
REYATAZ can cause serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
Do not take REYATAZ if you are:
Before taking REYATAZ, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements. Some medicines interact with REYATAZ. Keep a list of medicines to show your healthcare provider and pharmacist. Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider.
REYATAZ can cause serious side effects. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
The most common side effects of REYATAZ include: nausea, headache, stomach-area pain, vomiting, trouble sleeping, numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet, dizziness, muscle pain, diarrhea, depression, and fever.
You should take REYATAZ capsules and oral powder once daily with food. Swallow the capsules whole; do not open the capsules. REYATAZ oral powder must be mixed with food or liquid and taken with ritonavir. Take REYATAZ exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to.
Please see Patient Information in the Full Prescribing Information.