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Manufacturer: Merck

The standard dose of Isentress is one 400 mg tablet taken twice a day. It can be taken without regard to food.

Evaluation: Isentress is a popular new drug, approved by the FDA in October, 2007. It is the first of a new class of drugs called “integrase inhibitors” which work by blocking a viral enzyme that helps HIV integrate with healthy cell DNA. Isentress is listed as a “preferred” drug, when used with Truvada, in the latest DHHS guidelines.

Editor’s note: Special thanks to Lindsay Defelice, PharmD, and Maney Mazloom, PharmD, of CarePlus CVS Pharmacy at 560 Amsterdam Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. They provided the HIV medications for photography in this issue.

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