HIV AND AIDS (EXAM 3) Flashcards

1
Q

NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS (NRTIs)

MED?
TREAT W?
S/E?
A/E?

A

ZIDOVUDINE

PREVENTS VIRAL DNA SYNTHESIS
TREAT WITH COMBINED DRUGS

PREVENTS MATERNAL HIV TRANSMISSION + POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS

S/E: N/V/D, ANOREXIA, C, HA, DIZZY, NEUROPATHY, RASH, LIPOATROPHY, MALAISE

A/E: DECREASE BONE MARROW (ANEMIA, NEUTROPENIA), HEPATOTOX, NEUROTOXI, PANCREATITIS

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