Generic Videx is the medicine that's used mainly to treat HIV AIDS. Didanosine the active substance of Videx, after it enters in the cell, converts into its active metabolite, in virus reproduction NA it prevents chain extension, so it blocks virus replication. Also it inhibits the reverse transcriptase as a result it breaks synthesis of virus DNA, it's very important because of this enzyme changes the genetic information of virus HIV (RNA) into DNA form. It must happen before genetic information of HIV links with its own genetic information in infected cell.
In what kind of disease treatment Videx is helpful?
This drug (in complex with antiretroviral therapy) is used to treat HIV AIDS.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take Generic Videx?
You shouldn't use this drug if you have hypersensitivity to didanosine or otherparts of drug; for children less than 6 years.
How should I take Videx?
You should take a capsule (don't chew, don't break it) after get up in the morning or 30 minutes before breakfast, after that you should drink some water. Don't open the capsule to take the drug, cause of the effective of drugs decrease in several times.
Dosage information
For adult the dose of drugs depends on body weight:
60 kg - 400 mg 1 time/day
< 60 kg - 250 mg 1time/day
For children:
60 kg - 400 mg 1 time/day
59 - 30kg - 250 mg 1 time/day
29 - 10kg - the weight is small so you must use another form of Videx
What may interact with Videx?
Special investigations show us that the combinations Videx with antiretroviral drugs, ranitidine, loperamide, trimetoprine, cyprophloxacine by the way there weren't any of disorders or influence, so we can use Videx with these drugs. Didanosine can be more (and it is more) effective if you take it with hydroxyurea. However, this enlarges the risk of growthing pancreatitis.
What should I watch for while taking Videx?
Children with impaired renal function. Precise recommendations for dose adjustments in such cases exist, but may decrease the dose and or increase the interval between doses of the drug.
Elderly patients before using this medicament should check kidney function, because they are more likely related kidney failure, and then to assign individual dose.
Patients with hepatic impairment require dose reduction, but precise recommendations to change the dose in such cases are not. When drug treatment is necessary to control the level of liver enzymes? If clinically significant excess of liver enzymes the treatment should be stoped immediately. With the rapidincrease in aminotransferase levels may need to complete discontinuation any nucleoside analogues.
Skipping doses. If you accidentally skipped a drug, then in the future time you need to take the usual dose. You can't enlarge the dose to compensate missed, it’s very important because you may receive some unexpected effects.
To guard yourself from any danger, consult with your personal physician on establishments where you can get Videx. Or buy Videx online without prescription.
What side effects may I notice from Generic Videx?
For the treatment of the patients with HIV AIDS is very difficult to distinguish the adverse effects caused by Videx use from side effects of other drugs thatare used together with him, and from undesirable symptoms caused by the complexity of infection.
Peripheral neuropathy
Hyperuricemia development
Optic nerve pathology
Retinal depigmentation
Where should I store Videx?
We should keep the packet of medicaments lightly to avoid children access. Store the medications at temperature no higher 25 degrees. The expiration date you can find on the package.
