NAME
Combivir
BRAND
Combivir
CLASS
Nucleoside analog (also called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI or nuke)
COST
$7,440/yr., $620/month
STANDARD DOSE
One tablet (150-mg lamivudine, 300-mg Zidovudine) twice a day, with no food restrictions.
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS
See Retrovir/Zidovudine (AZT) and Epivir/Lamivudine (3TC)
POTENTIAL DRUG INTERACTIONS
See Retrovir/Zidovudine (AZT) and Epivir/Lamivudine (3TC)