Emtricitabine : Before Using

Emtricitabine - Systemic

Brand Names

Emtriva Emtricitabine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For emtricitabine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to emtricitabine. Also tell your family doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies in pregnant women have not been done. However, emtricitabine has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in animal studies. Always it is not known whether emtricitabine reduces the chance that a baby born to an HIV-infected mother will also be infected. Before taking this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether emtricitabine passes into human breast milk. However, if your baby does not already have the AIDS virus, there is a risk that you could pass it to your baby by breast-feeding. Talk to your family doctor first if you are thinking about breast-feeding your baby.

Use for Children

This drug is typically not using in diseaseds under 18 years of age.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. Elderly diseaseds are more likely to have other medical problems and they may take a lower dose than some adults people.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of emtricitabine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Hepatitis B Virus
Emtricitabine is not using to treat diseaseds with hepatitis B virus and use of this drug can make this condition worse. Your family doctor will want to follow you closely for few months and do regular medical exams.

Kidney problems
Your family doctor may want to lower your dose if you have kidney problems.

Obesity - overweight
Using nucleoside drug for a long time
These conditions might increase your chance of getting lactic acidosis - buildup of acid in your blood or liver problems. This is more common in females.