Question

What is Tribuss used for?

25 April 2017. Related: All topics.

My partner and I tested negative, however when she had a miscarriage she was given a med called Tribuss. I thought this was a HIV med.

Answer

Answer: Lisa Thorley

Thanks for getting in touch.

Yes Tribuss is used to treat HIV. Therefore, I am not sure why your negative partner would be given Tribuss following a miscarriage. Owning to this, she should speak to the doctor who prescribed this to her.

70 comments

  1. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Senele,
    Tribuss is safe and effective against HIV. But being stable on this treatment with an undetectable viral load means that HIV cannot be transmitted even if you don’t use condoms.
    You can read more about Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) here.

  2. Sanele •

    My Boyfriend is taking Tribuss written m171 and he never told me about his status. What’s going on?

  3. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Amukelani,
    Tribuss is used as PEP in some countries. There’s more information about Tribuss here.

  4. Amukelani •

    Iam given tribus as my PEP i wanna know if iam safe from being exposed to HIV
    Is it the relevant drug for PEP?

    I had sex without condom

  5. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Thabiso,
    You need 2 test results to see how well HIV treatment (ART) is going. Your CD4 count tells you the strength of your immune system. And viral load tells you the level of HIV in your blood. Once ART reduces viral load to undetectable your immune system can begin to recover. Your CD4 count will then go up. You can see more in ART in Pictures.

  6. Thabiso •

    My cd4 count is 385 /mm3 how good or bad a thing is this.

  7. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Nomagugu,

    No. Nukes need to be taken together with a third drug. Please see the section, which drugs, which combination here:

    http://i-base.info/guides/starting

  8. Nomagugu •

    Can TDF and 3tc be combined without a 3rd drug and does it cause lipodystrophy

  9. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Nomaguagu,

    3TC needs to be taken with another nuke and a third drug. The third drug doesn’t need to be efavirenz. Other then the 3TC what else are you taking? Or thinking about taking?

    All ARVs have the potential to cause lipodystrophy. However, this is now rare.

  10. Nomagugu •

    Can get and 3tc be combined without Efavirez or another drug and does the combination cause lipodystrophy

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