Symtuza

Alternate Name: Symtuza

Dosage Form: Tablet

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antiretroviral Agent

Generic Available: No

Strength: 800-150-200-10 MG

Warnings: It is not safe to take this medicine during pregnancy. It could harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant. Birth control pills may not work as well to prevent pregnancy when used with this medicine. Use another form of birth control (including condoms or spermicide) along with your pills to keep from getting pregnant during treatment with this medicine. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. This medicine may cause the following problems:Worsening of hepatitis B infection (if the medicine is stopped)Liver problemsSerious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndromeNew or worsening kidney problemsLactic acidosis (too much acid in the blood)High blood sugar level, which could become permanentIncreased risk of bleeding Do not breastfeed. You can spread HIV or AIDS to your baby through your breast milk. Tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease (including hepatitis B or C), diabetes, hemophilia, or an allergy to sulfa drugs. Always practice safe sex, even if your partner also has HIV. If you stop taking this medicine or do not take it as prescribed, you may spread HIV to others. Do not reuse or share needles, or other items, that may have blood or body fluids on them. Your immune system may get stronger when you start taking HIV medicines. This could cause a hidden infection in your body to become active. Tell your doctor right away if you notice any changes in your health. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

Food Warnings: There are many drugs that can interact with this medicine. Make sure your doctor knows about all other medicines you are using, especially the following:Acyclovir, artemether/lumefantrine, avanafil, bosentan, buspirone, cidofovir, cyclosporine, diazepam, estazolam, everolimus, fesoterodine, ganciclovir, gentamicin, salmeterol, sildenafil, sirolimus, solifenacin, tacrolimus, tadalafil, ticagrelor, valacyclovir, valganciclovir, vardenafil, zolpidemBirth control pillsBlood pressure medicine (including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers)Blood thinner (including apixaban, rivaroxaban, warfarin)Medicine for heart rhythm problems (including amiodarone, digoxin, disopyramide, flecainide, lidocaine, mexiletine, propafenone, quinidine)Medicine to lower cholesterol or triglycerides (including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin)Medicine to treat an infection (including clarithromycin, erythromycin, isavuconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, rifabutin, rifapentine, telithromycin, voriconazole)Medicine to treat cancer (including dasatinib, nilotinib, vinblastine, vincristine)Medicine to treat depression or mental health problems (including quetiapine, trazodone, SSRIs, TCAs)Medicine to treat seizures (including clonazepam, eslicarbazepine, oxcarbazepine)Narcotic pain medicine (including buprenorphine, buprenorphine/naloxone, fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone, tramadol)NSAID pain or arthritis medicineSteroid medicine (including betamethasone, budesonide, dexamethasone), Do not use this medicine together with alfuzosin, carbamazepine, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, elbasvir/grazoprevir, ergotamine, ivabradine, lomitapide, lovastatin, lurasidone, methylergonovine, naloxegol, oral midazolam, phenobarbital, phenytoin, pimozide, ranolazine, rifampin, sildenafil, simvastatin, St John's wort, or triazolam., Do not use this medicine together with colchicine if you have kidney or liver disease.