Invirase Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Invirase

• Skin infection and open sores
• Pain in joint, muscle, lower back, and chest
• Diarrhea and loss of bladder or bowel control
• Increased thirst, urination, sweating, and hunger
• Flu symptoms such as body aches, chills, and fever
• Impotence and loss of interest in sex
• anxiety and feeling irritable
• Respiratory problems such as wheezing, feeling short of breath, and rapid heart rate
• Feeling muscle weakness and/or pricky feeling in a patient's fingers and toes

Common Side Effects of Invirase

• Feeling quite exhausted.
• Signs of sickness such as mild nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain.
• Changes in the shape or location of body fat in a patient's arms, legs, face, neck, breasts, and waist.

Warnings & Recalls for Invirase

Family Planning Warnings

General Warnings

• Patients must avoid having unprotected sex with partners.
• Patients should not take Invirase if they are allergic to Norvir.
• Patients need to seek their doctor's advice if they wish to change their dosage.
• Patients with liver disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, heart rhythm disorder, or a history of Long QT syndrom should inform their doctors

Interactions

• Invirase must be taken with Norvir.
• This medication can cause birth control pills to be less effective.
• HIV medication is usually taken with other medications.
• Fatal consequences could occur if the medication is taken with Uroxatral, Cordarone, Propulsid, Tikosyn, Tambocor, Mevacor, Versed, Orap, Rythmol, Quin-G, Rifater, Revatio, Zocor, Desyrel, and Halcion.

Invirase Treatment and Use

Invirase | Saquinavir is a medication that helps to prevent HIV cells from spreading in a patient’s body. The drug is used to treat the virus and reduce the possibility of developing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The medicaion is used with Ritonavir to treat HIV.

How does it work?

Invirase is an anti-HIV medicine. The medicine blocks the process that HIV needs in order to multiply. Invirase stops protease enzymes from cutting DNA into short strands, which would cause new viruses to spread.

Dosage Information

• Patients should follow the prescription label and take the medication exactly as their doctor has informed them.
• Invirase has to be taken with Norvir. The two medications should be taken with food.
• Patients will need to have their blood regularly tested to test the effectiveness of the medication.
• Invirase needs to be stored in room temperature.
• Patients need to make sure that the bottle is tightly closed when in storage.
• If a patient misses a dose, then they should take it as soon as they remember, assuming it is not almost time for their next scheduled dose.

Other Names for Invirase

• Saquinavir

• Invirase


• Fortovase

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