Atazanavir
Uses
Atazanavir is used in the treatment to suppress the HIV virus and preventing it from infecting the immune system in the body
How it Works
Atazanavir is an anti-HIV drug that is a protease inhibitor. Atazanavir works by disrupting the HIV protease enzyme, which then causes it to produce ineffective HIV-viral particles that are unable to further infect the body. Atazanavir is usually used along with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Common Side effects
Patients who take Atazanavir may suffer from such side effects;
Nausea,
Rash,
Headache,
Vomiting,
Abdominal pain,
Dyspepsia,
Jaundice,
Fatigue,
Diarrhoea
Tenofovir
Uses
Tenofovir is used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection and hiv infections.
How it Works
Tenofovir is an antiretroviral medicine known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Tenofovir slows the progress of HIV infection, but it is not a cure. Tenofovir is used with other medicines in a combination therapy. Tenofovir works by by stopping the virus HIV from copying (replicating) itself. Tenofovir works by stopping the hepatitis B virus from multiplying further, this reduces the amount of the virus in your body.
Common Side effects
Patients who take Tenofovir may suffer from such side effects;
Abdominal pain,
Vesicobullous reaction
Fatigue,
Weakness,
Headache,
Nausea,
Diarrhoea,
Muscle pain,
Pain,
Dizziness,
Depression
Emtricitabine
Uses
Emtricitabine is used in the treatment of HIV infections.
How it Works
Emtricitabine is an antiretroviral medicine known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), it works by slows down the progress of HIV infection by reducing the amount of virus in your body. It does this by stopping the virus from replicating itself.It blocks the action of the Reverse Transcriptase enzyme which helps the virus replicate, this results in destroying the viral HIV chain.
Common Side effects
Patients who take Emtricitabine may suffer from such side effects;
Fatigue,
Headache,
Nausea,
Diarrhoea,
Dizziness,
Insomnia,
Depression,
Abnormal dreams,
Rash