| Name of drug |
AZT(ZDV) |
| Generic name |
Zidovudine |
| Trade name |
Retrovir |
| Dosage from design |
White, hard capsule |
| Symbol |
GSYJU |
|
Active ingredient
|
1 capsule contains 100mg of AZT |
| Storage |
Room temperature. Avoid exposure to light. |
|
|
| Dosage |
Take 1 or 2 capsules 2 to 6 times daily.
(Take 2 capsules 2 times daily.)
- Either on an empty stomach or with food.
|
| Main side effects |
|
- Anemia (25%)
- Dcrease in leukocytes (18%),
Dcrease in granulocytes (8%)
- Nausea (12%)
- Headache (6%)
- Abdominal pain (6%)
- Loss of appetite (6%)
- Thrombocytopenia (5%)
- Lactic acidosis (Frequency unknown)
|
- The frequency of side effects occurrence is based on domestic
results, at the time of approval for the usage of drugs,
and the results obtained by the usage of drugs.
|
| Cautions |
- Some drugs cannot be used in combination with AZT or need
to be treated with caution, thus please obtain a "List of
Contraindications on Combined Usage of Drugs and Drugs Requiring
Caution."
|
| Price |
331.30 yen for 100 mg
For a daily dose of 400 mg, the drug costs 39,756 yen for 30
days. |
