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NutritioN | CoNference update: iCAAC aNd IDSa J a n u a r y + f ebruary 2012 Living on A PrAyer Can faith help sustain us when living with HIV? The hIV TreaTmenT & healTh Journal of TPAN COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. COMPLERA does not cure HIV or AIDS or help prevent passing HIV to others. one The for me New COMPLERA A complete HIV treatment in only 1 pill a day. Ask your healthcare provider if it’s the one for you. Patient model. Pill shown is not actual size. INDICAINDICATIONTION DoDo not not take take COMPLERA COMPLERA if if you you are are taking taking the the following following medicines: medicines: BeforeBefore taking taking COMPLERA, COMPLERA, tell tell your your healthcare healthcare provider provider if if you: you: CommonCommon side side effects effects associated associated with with COMPLERA: COMPLERA: • •other other HIV HIV medicines medicines (COMPLERA (COMPLERA provides provides a a complete complete treatment treatment for for HIV HIV infection.) infection.) • •have have liver liver problems, problems, including including hepatitis hepatitis B B or or C C virus virus infection infection • • trouble trouble sleeping sleeping (insomnia), (insomnia), abnormal abnormal dreams, dreams, headache, headache, dizziness, dizziness, diarrhea, diarrhea, COMPLERACOMPLERA®® (emtricitabine (emtricitabine 200 200 mg/rilpivirine mg/rilpivirine 25 25 mg/tenofovir mg/tenofovir disoproxil disoproxil fumarate fumarate • • the the anti-seizure anti-seizure medicines medicines carbamazepine carbamazepine (Carbatrol (Carbatrol®®, Equetro, Equetro®®, T, egretolTegretol®®, , • •have have kidney kidney problems problems nausea,nausea, rash, rash, tiredness, tiredness, and and depression depression 300300 mg) mg) is is a a prescription prescription HIV HIV medicine medicine that that contains contains 3 3 medicines, medicines, EMTRIV EMTRIVAA®® Tegretol-XRTegretol-XR®®, T, erilTeril®®, Epitol, Epitol®®),), oxcarbazepine oxcarbazepine (T (Trileptalrileptal®®),), phenobarbital phenobarbital (Luminal (Luminal®®),), • •have have ever ever had had a a mental mental health health problem problem (emtricitabine),(emtricitabine), EDURANT EDURANT™™ (rilpivirine), (rilpivirine), and and VIREAD VIREAD®® (tenofovir (tenofovir disoproxil disoproxil fumarate) fumarate) OtherOther side side effects effects associated associated with with COMPLERA: COMPLERA: phenytoinphenytoin (Dilantin (Dilantin®®, Dilantin-125, Dilantin-125®®, Phenytek, Phenytek®®) ) • •have have bone bone problems problems combinedcombined in in one one pill. pill. COMPLERA COMPLERA is is used used as as a acomplete complete single-tablet single-tablet regimen regimen to to treat treat • • vomiting, vomiting, stomach stomach pain pain or or discomfort, discomfort, skin skin discoloration discoloration (small (small spots spots or or freckles), freckles), • • ®® • • are are It It is is not not known known if if COMPLERA COMPLERA can can harm harm the the anti-tuberculosis anti-tuberculosis medicines medicines rifabutin rifabutin (Mycobutin), (Mycobutin), rifampin rifampin (Rifater (Rifater, , pregnantpregnant or or plan plan to to become become pregnant. pregnant. andand pain pain HIVHIV-1-1 infection infection in in adults adults (age (age 18 18 and and older) older) who who have have never never taken taken HIV HIV medicines medicines before. before. 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Do Do not not stop stop taking taking COMPLERA COMPLERA unless unless directed directed by by your your more more than than 1 1 dose dose of of the the steroid steroid medicine medicine dexamethasone dexamethasone or or dexamethasone dexamethasone followingfollowing serious serious or or common common side side effects: effects: healthcarehealthcare provider provider. See. See your your healthcare healthcare provider provider regularly regularly. sodiumsodium phosphate phosphate SeriousSerious side side effects effects associated associated with with COMPLERA: COMPLERA: YouYou are are encouraged encouraged to to report report negative negative side side effects effects of of prescripti prescriptionon drugs drugs to to the the • • St. St. John’ John’s swort wort (Hypericum (Hypericum perforatum) perforatum) • • New New or or worse worse kidney kidney problems problems can can happen happen in in some some people people who who take take COMPLERA. COMPLERA. FDA.FDA. Visit Visit www www.fda.gov/medwatch.fda.gov/medwatch or or call call 1-800-FDA-1088. 1-800-FDA-1088. • • other other medicines medicines that that contain contain tenofovir tenofovir (VIREAD (VIREAD®®, TRUV, TRUVADAADA®®, A, TRIPLAATRIPLA®®) ) IfIf you you have have had had kidney kidney problems problems in in the the past past or or take take other other medicines medicines that that can can cause cause TakeTake COMPLERA COMPLERA exactly exactly as as your your healthcare healthcare provider provider tells tells you you to to t aketake it it IMPORTIMPORTANTANT SAFETY SAFETY INFORMA INFORMATIONTION • • other other medicines medicines that that contain contain emtricitabine emtricitabine or or lamivudine lamivudine (EMTRIV (EMTRIVAA®®, Combivir, Combivir®®, , kidneykidney problems, problems, your your healthcare healthcare provider provider may may need need to to do do blood blood tests tests to to check check your your • •Always Always take take COMPLERA COMPLERA with with a a meal. meal. T akingTaking COMPLERA COMPLERA with with a a meal meal is is important important to to ContactContact your your healthcare healthcare provider provider right right away away if if you you get get the the foll followingowing side side effects effects EpivirEpivir®® or or Epivir Epivir-HBV-HBV®®, Epzicom, Epzicom®®, T, rizivirTrizivir®®) ) kidneyskidneys during during your your treatment treatment with with COMPLERA COMPLERA helphelp get get the the right right amount amount of of medicine medicine in in your your body body. A. A protein protein drink drink does does not not replace replace oror conditions conditions while while taking taking COMPLERA: COMPLERA: • •rilpivirine rilpivirine (Edurant (Edurant™™) ) • •Depression Depression or or mood mood changes changes can can happen happen in in some some people people who who take take COMPLERA. COMPLERA. aa meal meal • • Nausea, Nausea, vomiting, vomiting, unusual unusual muscle muscle pain, pain, and/or and/or weakness. weakness. These These m mayay be be • •adefovir adefovir (HEPSERA (HEPSERA®®) ) TellTell your your healthcare healthcare provider provider right right away away if if you you have have any any of of the the following following symptoms: symptoms: • • Stay Stay under under the the care care of of your your healthcare healthcare provider provider during during treatmen treatment twith with signssigns of of a a buildup buildup of of acid acid in in the the blood blood (lactic (lactic acidosis), acidosis), whic whichh is is a a serious serious InIn addition, addition, also also tell tell your your healthcare healthcare provider provider if if you you take: take: feelingfeeling sad sad or or hopeless, hopeless, feeling feeling anxious anxious or or restless, restless, or or if if you you have have thoughts thoughts of of COMPLERACOMPLERA and and see see your your healthcare healthcare provider provider regularly regularly medicalmedical condition condition • • an an antacid antacid medicine medicine that that contains contains aluminum, aluminum, magnesium