Drug Name

Indinavir

Drug Uses

Indinavir is an HIV protease inhibitor. It works by slowing the growth of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

How Taken

Take Indinavir as directed by your doctor.

• Take Indinavir by mouth on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating. You may as well as take it with a light meal that is abridged in calories, overweight, as well as protein. Take this medicine with water. You may as well as take it with other liquids such as skim milk, juice, coffee, or tea.
• Drinking extra fluids while you are using Indinavir is recommended. You should drink at least 48 ounces (1.5 L) of water a day unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
• Incase you take didanosine, ask your doctor or pharmacist how to take it with Indinavir.
• Large amounts of garlic may decrease the effectiveness of Indinavir. Talk with your doctor before including garlic in your diet.
• Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while you are using Indinavir may increase the amount of Indinavir in your blood, which may increase your risk for humorless side effects. Talk with your doctor before including grapefruit or grapefruit juice in your diet.
• Take Indinavir on a normal schedule every 8 hours around the clock, unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
• Take Indinavir regularly to receive the most benefit from it. Using Indinavir at the alike time each day will help you remember to take it.
• Continue to take Indinavir even incase you feel well. Do not miss any doses.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Indinavir.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Indinavir is an antiviral medication in a group of HIV medicines called protease (PRO-tee-ayz) inhibitors. Indinavir prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Indinavir by more than 2 hours, do not take that dose. Take your next dose as scheduled. Incase you miss the dose by less than 2 hours, take that dose immediately as well as then return to your normal dosing schedule. It is substantial not to miss doses of Indinavir. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Indinavir at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep in a close, light-resistant container. Keep Indinavir out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Indinavir if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Artane;
• you are using alfuzosin, amiodarone, astemizole, atazanavir, confident benzodiazepines (e.g., alprazolam, midazolam, triazolam), confident HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (e.g., lovastatin, simvastatin), cisapride, an ergot derivative (e.g., ergonovine, ergotamine), erythromycin, pimozide, a proton pump inhibitor (e.g., omeprazole), rifampin, a serotonin 5-HT1 receptor antagonist (e.g., eletriptan, sumatriptan), St. John's wort, or terfenadine.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important:

• Indinavir may cause drowsiness or dizziness. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Indinavir with caution. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to it.
• This medicine is not a cure for HIV infection. Patients may still get illnesses as well as infections associated with HIV. Remain under the care of your doctor.
• Indinavir does not halt the spread of HIV to others through blood or sexual contact. Take barrier forms of contraception (e.g., condoms) incase you possess HIV infection. Do not share needles, injection supplies, or items similar toothbrushes or razors.
• When your medicine supply is abridged, get more from your doctor or pharmacist as soon as you can. Do not halt using Indinavir, even for a abridged period of time. Incase you do, the virus may grow resistent to the medicine as well as become harder to treat.
• Indinavir may improve immune system function. This may reveal hidden infections in some patients. Tell your doctor fair away incase you notice signs or symptoms of an infection (eg, fever, sore throat, weakness, cough, shortness of breath) after you start Indinavir.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. Mothers infected with HIV should not breast-feed. There is a risk of passing the HIV infection or Indinavir to the baby. It is not known incase Indinavir is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Indinavir.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• without money taste in the mouth; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; headache; nausea; tiredness; vomiting; weakness.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); back, flank, or side pain; bloody or cloudy urine; change in the amount of urine; changes in appetite; chest pain; chills; confusion; not light urine; quick or irregular heartbeat; fever; flushed face; heartburn; ingrown toenails; joint or muscle aches; mental or mood changes; numbness of the mouth; one-sided numbness or weakness; pain while urinating; pale stools; red, swollen, or blistered skin; very bad dizziness or fainting; very bad or persistent stomach pain or upset; speech problems; swelling of the feet, hands, lower legs, or stomach; unusual hair loss; unusual paleness; unusual tiredness; unusually moistureless skin; vision changes; weight changes; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Indinavir is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.

Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.