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Question

Why did my child stop nevirapine after 6 weeks?

Hi, my child stopped taking nevirapine after six weeks. They never tested him and I breastfeed. I don’t know if my child is positive or negative.

Answer

Hi, how are you doing? Congratulations on your new baby.

The length of nevirapine depends on the level of risk there is to the baby. A course of 6 weeks is for mothers of low risk – on medication with a viral load below 1000. If this is the case it is normal for your baby to no longer be on nevirapine.

It is good that you are breastfeeding. Doing this and not mix feeding will keep the risk of transmission low. Are you able to take your baby to a clinic to get tested?

If you have another question please ask,

Josh.

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