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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Efavirenz with alcohol may cause liver problems. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit is probably safe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Expert Advice | Consult your doctor if you have diabetes and are using insulin. Patients receiving this therapy are always at a risk for infections and hence should report any such cases to the doctor. Consult your doctor if you take any prescription medication; Inform your doctor if you take other medicine for treatment of HIV or hepatitis B infection, hairy cell leukemia [a type of blood cancer], or antibiotics for infection. Lamivudine may rarely cause a serious side effect like lactic acidosis with symptoms such as pain or weakness of muscle, numbness or feeling cold in arms or legs, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, lack of breath, aberrant heart rate, dizziness, weak or tired feeling; hence, inform the doctor immediately if you experience any of these symptoms. It is possible to pass on HIV when on this medication and hence it is important to take necessary precautions to prevent HIV from spreading. Inform you doctor if you notice signs of change in the distribution of fat (lipodystrophy), erosion of bones (osteronecrosis), or inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis). If you are on therapy it is important to use effective non hormonal method of contraception or condom so that a pregnancy can be avoided. Use with caution in pediatric patients with a history of pancreatitis or other significant risk factors for pancreatitis. |
| Common Side Effect | Fatigue, Headache, Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Dizziness, Ear infection, Nasal infection, Throat infection, Sore throat, Skin rash, Muscle pain, Fever, Chills, Diarrhoea. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. |
| Driving | Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Odivir 300 mg/400 mg/600 mg Kit is not recommended in patients with moderate and severe liver disease. |
| Mechanism of action | Lamivudine prevents the multiplication of HIV virus in human cells. Thus stops the HIV virus from producing new viruses. |