Question
What is Atroiza used for?
5 July 2016. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, PEP/PEPSE.
Answer
Atroiza is a combination pill than contains three HIV drugs. It is a generic version of Atripla.
It is mainly used to treat HIV.
However, i some countries the same drugs (efavirenz/tenofovirDF/emtricitabine) are used as PEP to prevent HIV infection.
This is not recommended in the UK or in other guidelines. which recommend different HIV drugs for PEP. This is because of concerns about efavirenz side effects in HIV negative people.
See: PEP, PEPSE and PrEP.
Hi
I am HIV positive I started treatment 6 months ago. And I was struggling to get treatment just because I was infected by TB so at the clinic they said I must test for TB before taking HIV treatment. The TB results keep on coming negative so they refused to start HIV treatment just because of that. But now I’m eating my girlfriend treatment with her. is that not going to make a problem to my health?
Hi Naomi,
Dropping the pills onto a clean, dry floor shouldn’t be a problem. If they look fine, they probably are fine. It sounds good that you’re not experiencing any side effects. Many people have mild side effects when they first start treatment. But these are mild and they usually go away in the first few weeks. The active drugs in Atroiza and Trivenz are the same, please see this link. However if you’re worried about them, you can ask your doctor for new blood tests to make sure the pills are working.
Recently my provider prescribed Atroiza, this was after a month of using Trivenz. My problem is that the atroiza pills fell out of the container and onto the floor, the floor was clean so i picked them up and put them back. Now i’ve taking atroiza for two days without experiencing any side effects; previously on trivenz I used to feel dizzy two hours after taking the medication. Does this mean the pill has lost its potency and that I should call my doctor to give me an emergency prescription?
Hi Motlaso,
When a person is not on HIV treatment (ART), the viral load usually increases or stays high. But at the same time the CD4 count goes down. After many years a low CD4 count can increase risk of other infections.
Please see this link to a page in ART in Pictures. It shows you what usually happens to viral load and CD4 count without ART.
This link takes you to the i-Base guide Introduction to ART. There’s a lot of detailed info in this guide. I hope it helps.
Good morning I want to understand something here. What makes viral load an cd4 to increase while the person is not taking the medication
Hi Vlinno,
Please consult a doctor about this.
Hi my son ate one of this pills, some kids gave it to him, I don’t know what to do, is it going to affect him? What will it do to him?
Hi Unkownimous,
I’m not sure what you mean by the 35,000 range. A person can have a viral load of less than 50 or one well into the millions. Could you clarify what it is that you mean.
Transmission in labour is very rare if someone has an undetectable viral load. Its also very rare if someone is undetectable and they choose to breastfeed for a child to be positive. However the risk is there, albeit very small. The guide that I gave you explain possible transmission.
Am still confused how could a person of load of 34971 have HIV thou the range is 35000? What’s the different there? This thing of HIV is confusing knw one will gives u a relevant answer cos now the pregnancy guide line says the transition happens during labour an when breastfeed. What if am going to do c section an am nt going to breastfeed? How will the transmition happens?
Hi Unknonimous,
If you have a viral load of 34, 971 this means that you’re living with HIV. If you’re pregnant its very important that you start medication. Its the medication that will reduce the risk of transmission to your baby, please see here for more info: http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy