Isentress Side Effects

• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Allergic reaction
• Headache
• Elevated creatine kinase
• Paranoia
• Reconstitution syndrome
• Fatigue
• Insomia
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Dizziness
• Suicidal tendancies
• Severe skin reactions

Warnings & Recalls for Isentress

• The FDA released a safety information document regarding severe skin as well as allergic reactions that may prove life-threatening or fatal while taking Isentress. If you experience peeling, blisters, swelling, or trouble breathing, seek medical attention immediately.

Isentress Treatment and Use

Isentress | raltegravir is a medication that is made by Merck and is used in combination with other drugs to help treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Isentress is FDA approved to treat HIV strains that are resistant to antiretrovirals, as well as those who are beginning treatment for HIV without previous pharmacotherapy to address the condition.

This medication will only help treat HIV and will not provide a cure for the disease, nor will this drug reduce your chances of passing on HIV to other individuals. Therefore, while taking this drug it is important to inform sexual partners of your HIV status as well as engage in safe sex practices.

How does Isentress work

• Isentress is in a class of medications called HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors. Drugs in this class work by slowing the spread of HIV in the infected individual.

Isentress dosage

• This medication is to be taken with or without food, twice daily at 400 mg per dose.
• Isentress must be used in combination with other drugs used to treat HIV.

Other Names for Isentress

• Isentress

• Raltegravir

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