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As an antiviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus, the drug Viraday is actively used today. The drug contains antiretroviral elements that are effective in combating the human immunodeficiency virus. Viradei belongs to the category of generics - it has the same properties as the drug Atripla.

General characteristics

The drug is produced in a package of thirty tablets, each biconvex tablet has a pink film shell. The manufacturer of the medicine is India. Viraday contains three active ingredients that are used in the treatment of HIV infection:

  • Emtricitabine 200 mg;
  • Tenofovir 300 mg;
  • Efavirenz 600 mg.

Microcrystalline cellulose, corn starch, sodium lauryl sulfate and others are included in each tablet of Viradei as auxiliary substances.

The beginning of antiretroviral therapy should be as successful as possible - the patient should not have previous negative experience in the treatment of pathology so that resistance to one of the components of the drug does not appear. Control of therapy should be carried out by a doctor with sufficient experience in the treatment of HIV infection in order to timely adjust therapy if necessary.

Mode of application

Adults are recommended to take one tablet of the drug once a day. Do not chew the tablet, drink the whole. It is best to use the drug in the morning so that the patient does not increase the concentration of efavirenz. This, in turn, provokes a lot of negative reactions in the patient. For better absorption of the drug, it is recommended to take it at night.

After swallowing the tablet, the highest concentration of the drug is observed within five hours after administration, and a stably high concentration in the blood plasma can be achieved on about the sixth to seventh day.

Since it is extremely important to adhere to the regimen during treatment with Viradey, it is necessary to try not to miss the time of taking the medicine. If the patient forgot to take the drug, but it has not been twelve hours since the usual time of administration, then the tablet should be drunk as soon as possible in order to restore the normal regimen of the drug.

If more than twelve hours have passed, then you should not take the missed pill, as an additional one - in this case, doctors recommend continuing the treatment according to the usual scheme.

In some cases, it happens that after taking the tablets, vomiting can occur, and this is not always associated with a reaction to the drug. In this case, it is necessary to proceed as follows - if vomiting occurs in the first hour after taking the pill, you need to take an extra pill, but if it has already passed an hour after taking Virada, then additional use of the pill is not required.

Overdose

With an overdose of the drug, neurological symptoms, convulsions may occur first. In this case, it is recommended to take activated carbon tablets to neutralize the dose of efavirenz. There is no specific antidote. To remove efavirenz, it is possible to use hemodialysis, since the substance is actively absorbed in the blood plasma.

Contraindications

The drug Viradei is not recommended for patients with hepatitis B, since the drug aggravates the course of the disease. Among the side effects in patients were noted:

  • anorexia;
  • an upset gastrointestinal tract;
  • rash;
  • mental disorders (nightmares, depression, mood depression, insomnia);
  • headache;
  • dizziness;
  • excess lactic acid in the body;
  • fatigue.

Interaction with other drugs

Doctors do not recommend taking Viradey along with medicines such as Voriconazole, Cisapride, Pimozide, Benzodiazepine, Terfenadine, Triazolam, Bepridil and some other drugs. Before prescribing Viradey, doctors must consult the patient about a possible conflict with other drugs.

When treating with Viradei, it is necessary to monitor the manifestations of the symptoms of lactic acidosis. Which may occur a few months after treatment.

The drug is forbidden to use during pregnancy, severe liver and kidney pathologies, allergies to drug components, infectious pathologies, diseases of the musculoskeletal system.