APPROVED DOSAGE FOR PEOPLE OVER 60kg (9.5stone):
One dark orange 40mg capsule twice a day.
Approved dosage for people under 60kg:
Usually one light orange 30mg capsule twice a day.
NOTE ON DOSGE:
People with impaired kidney function or peripheral neuropathy may take 15 or 20mg twice a day. d4T is available as 40mg, 30mg, 20mg and 15mg capsules.
CHILDREN:
Approved for use in children. d4T comes in a powder form.
TIPS ON TAKING:
Take with or without food. Taking it with food reduces nausea.
COMMON SIDE-EFFECTS:
Peripheral neuropathy, headache, nausea, diarrhoea or constipation.
RARE SIDE-EFFECTS:
Pancreatitis, liver problems.
RESISTANCE TO d4t:
Low risk of resistance to AZT, 3TC, ddl, ddC, abacavir.
KEY DRUG INTERACTIONS:
Do not take with AZT. Drugs that may cause peripheral neuropathy or pancreatitis may increase the risk of these side-effects.
BRAIN:
d4T crosses the blood-brain barrier and may be effective against HIV in the brain.
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