Question
How long does an HIV negative infant take the Ilvitrim syrup?
7 July 2016. Related: All topics, Children.
For how long can an infant take the ilvitrim suspension syrup when tested negative?
Answer
Hi
Please ask your doctor about this. The doctor will tell you why it is important and how long it need to be used for.
Usually it will be for at least 18 months. However, it also needs to be continued if breastfeeding is longer than this.
Ilvitrim syrup is a combination of two antibiotics. It protects your baby from different infections.
Hi Zama, It’s important that you talk to your doctor about your baby’s treatment. You can check on what it should be and for how long treatment should last.
My baby was on invite I’m stopped breastfeeding at three months… Doctor didn’t give her any medicine and only said I can switch…. Does baby receive any medicine for early switching?
Good day Lihle, All babies need to take a short course of HIV drugs for the first four weeks of life, if their mother is HIV positive. But we are not doctors, so it’s important that you talk to the doctor about treatment for your baby first.
good day
after 6weeks of adco zidovudine given to a baby must i continue to give her or wait for the results for the following week? Will taking the meds cgange anything if its beyond the 6weeks. Baby is exclusively formula fed
Hi Onke,
No there isn’t any form of Alcohol in ARVs. When you say you got caught, how was this? What type of test did you do? Also, what meds are you on?
I want to know if there is alcohol in this medicine?because at work i court by the machine and they said there’s alcohol in my blood and they stopped me.
Hi Noma,
Babies are given ilvitrim as a precaution. To know if your baby will be OK or not, you’ll need to have them tested.
When the baby is taking ilvitrim is the baby safe from hiv
Hi Mary,
Its great to hear that your child has tested negative.
With regards to the rash. the rash could be due to all sorts of things. Therefore she needs to be seen by a doctor.
hi
am hiv positive and my baby has been under the treatment of ilvitrim suspension from birth she developed a heavy rash on the cheeks it looked so siver.i did go to the clinic but all they gave me was aquascream. the rash never stopped baby is now turning 7 months she has been taking doctrim still has the heavy rash on the cheeks.she tested neg when she was 3 months. is this normal