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Brand Names: Viramune

What is Nevirapine? Nevirapine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), used in combination with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients with or without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Reasons Taken

54 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nevirapine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Treat my HIV 42 77%
Other 2 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Nevirapine.

  0 mg Daily 0 Daily 2 mg Daily 2 Daily 180 mg Daily 200 mg Daily 200 Daily 200 mg One time 400 mg Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Nevirapine or how long patients were taking Nevirapine before stopping.

Currently taking Nevirapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
6
4
5
2
20

Stopped taking Nevirapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
1
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Nevirapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Doctor's advice 1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Other 1 25% Other: 25%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 2
Can't tell 50% 2

Treat my HIV

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 20% 1
Mild 20% 1
None 60% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • ukwildcat
    Sex: M
    Mental Symptoms: moderate
    Physical Symptoms: moderate
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
    674
    VL 102
    See profile
  • by ukwildcat
    Oct 22, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Treat my HIV

  • james25
    Sex: M
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    390
    VL 180
    See profile
  • james25
  • by james25
    Dec 01, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my HIV

See all evaluation results for Nevirapine



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