Delavirdine Mesylate Oral - Delavirdine 200mg - Oral Generic Drug

General Information

• Below is miscellaneous information regarding Delavirdine Mesylate Oral
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• deh-LAV-er-deen

Usage Instructions

• Take by mouth exactly as directed, usually three times a day with or without food.
• Delavirdine 200 mg tablets cannot be dissolved in a glass of water before swallowing, unlike the 100 mg tablets.
• Swallow these tablets whole.
• If taking didanosine or antacids, take them one hour apart from this drug.
• For anyone with lack of stomach acid (achlorhydria), take this drug with an acidic beverage (for example, orange or cranberry juice).

Possible Side Effects

• Headache or nausea might occur.
• If these persist or worsen, notify your doctor.
• Report to your doctor promptly.

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).

Delavirdine Mesylate Oral Miscellaneous Notes

• Do not share this medication with anyone else.
• This medication has not been shown to reduce the chance of transmitting HIV to others.

Warning

• Didanosine-delavirdine combination treatment is not recommended because delavirdine did not add to the benefit of didanosine in a clinical test.
• The HIV virus quickly develops resistance when delavirdine is used alone.
• Therefore, delavirdine must always be used with other proven combinations of anti-HIV medications.

Overdose

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

Delavirdine Mesylate Oral Storage Instructions

• Store at room temperature between 68 and 77 degrees F (20-25 degrees C) away from light and moisture.
• Keep container tightly closed.

Medicinal Applications

• This medication is used in the treatment of infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS).
• It is used in combination with other HIV medications (antiretrovirals) in selected patients.
• No cure exists for HIV infection, and the illnesses associated with your disease (infections, etc.
• ) may continue.

Drug Interactions

• This drug is not recommended for use with.

What To Do In Case Of Missed Dose

• If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember.
• If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
• Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Read Before Using Delavirdine Mesylate Oral (precautions)

• Before taking this drug, tell your doctor your entire medical history, including.