Zerit - Stavudine - Oral Capsule Brand Drug

General Information

• Below is miscellaneous information regarding Zerit.
• Zerit
• STAV-you-deen

Overdose

• If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.

Usage Instructions

• Take this medication by mouth exactly as prescribed, usually twice a day.
• For best effects, space the doses at even intervals throughout the day (and night if directed by your doctor).
• This will help ensure an even level of drug in the body at all times.
• Ask your doctor or pharmacist to help devise a dosing schedule best for you.
• Do not increase your dose or take this more often than directed.
• Your condition will not improve faster but the risk of side effects may be increased.

Read Before Using Zerit (precautions)

• Tell your doctor your medical history, especially of.

Zerit Miscellaneous Notes

• This medication does not cure HIV infection nor does it reduce the risk of transmission of HIV to others through sexual contact or blood contamination.

Zerit Storage Instructions

• Store this medication at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
• Do not store in the bathroom.
• Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children.

Drug Compatibility Recommendations

• Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take especially.

Possible Side Effects

• The most common side effect of this medication is peripheral neuropathy (nerve disorder).
• Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy are numbness, tingling, burning or pain of the hands or feet.
• Notify your doctor if you develop any of these.
• Headache, diarrhea or nausea or loss of appetite may occur.
• If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly.
• Notify your doctor if any of these serious side effects occur.

What To Do In Case Of Medical Emergency

• Your condition can cause complications in a medical emergency.
• For enrollment information call MedicAlert at 1-800-854-1166 (USA), or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).

What To Do In Case Of Missed Dose

• If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember.
• If it is within 2 hours of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
• It is important not to miss doses of this drug.

Warning

• Infrequently, severe (sometimes fatal) liver and blood acid-base balance problems (lactic acidosis) have occurred while using this medication.
• Fatal lactic acidosis has also occurred during pregnancy when this medication was used in combination with didanosine and other drugs used to treat HIV.
• Rare cases of muscle weakness/paralysis have occurred (similar to Guillain- Barre syndrome), especially in those with lactic acidosis.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you develop dark urine, yellowing of the skin or eyes, abdominal or stomach pain, rapid breathing, drowsiness, muscle aches or weakness, or trouble breathing (for example, very shallow breathing).
• When used in combination with certain medicines, pancreatitis (sometimes fatal) has occurred on rare occasions.
• Notify your doctor immediately if you develop severe stomach/abdominal pain.

Medicinal Applications

• This medication is used in combination with other medication(s) to treat HIV infection.
• Stavudine is not a cure for HIV and does not prevent the passing of HIV to others.