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• Before taking PREZISTA, tell your healthcare
professional if you have any medical conditions,
including allergy to sulfa medicines, diabetes,
liver problems (including hepatitis B or C)
or hemophilia
• Tell your healthcare professional if you are
pregnant or planning to become pregnant,
or are breastfeeding
– The effects of PREZISTA on pregnant women
or their unborn babies are not known. You
and your healthcare professional will need to
decide if taking PREZISTA is right for you
– You should not breastfeed if you have HIV or
are taking PREZISTA
• Liver problems, which may be life-threatening,
have been reported with the use of PREZISTA.
It was not always clear if PREZISTA caused
these liver problems. Patients with liver disease
such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C may have
worsening of their liver disease with PREZISTA.
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Your healthcare professional should perform
blood tests prior to and during your treatment
with PREZISTA
• Skin rashes ranging from mild to severe or
life-threatening have been reported in some
patients receiving a PREZISTA-ritonavir
regimen. Contact your healthcare professional
if you develop a rash
• High blood sugar, diabetes or worsening of
diabetes, and increased bleeding in people
with hemophilia have been reported in patients
taking protease inhibitor medicines like PREZISTA
• Changes in body fat have been seen in some
patients taking anti-HIV medicines. The cause
and long-term health effects of these conditions
are not known at this time
• As with other protease inhibitors, taking
PREZISTA may strengthen the body’s immune
response enabling it to begin to fi ght infections
that have been hidden. Patients may experience
signs and symptoms of infl ammation that can
include swelling, tenderness or redness
Ask your healthcare professional
if PREZISTA is right for you.
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• The most common side effects include diarrhea,
nausea, headache, and common cold. If you
experience these or other symptoms, talk to
your healthcare professional. Do not stop taking
PREZISTA or any other medications without fi rst
talking to your healthcare professional
PREZISTA should always be taken twice a day
with and at the same time as 100 mg ritonavir
(Norvir ® ), in combination with other anti-HIV
medicines as prescribed by your healthcare
professional. PREZISTA should also be taken
with food (the type of food is not important).
You are encouraged to report negative
side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or
call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Important Patient Information on
the next page.
Distributed by: Tibotec Therapeutics/Division of Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807-0914
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