What is Dovato medication used for?
This product contains 2 drugs: dolutegravir and lamivudine. It is used to help control HIV infection. It helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your chance of getting HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life.
What should you not take with Dovato?
AVOID
| Avoid Coadministration | |
|---|---|
| Agent | Recommendations |
| Oxcarbazepine Phenobarbital Phenytoin St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) | Avoid coadministration with DOVATO because there are insufficient data to make dosing recommendations |
| Sorbitol | When possible, avoid use of sorbitol-containing medicines with DOVATO |
When should I take Dovato?
You should take Dovato once a day. Dovato can be taken with or without food. HIV treatment works best if you take it every day, ideally at the same time each day. It may help to set an alarm, e.g. on your mobile phone, to remind you.
How often do you take Dovato?
The recommended dosage regimen of DOVATO in adults is one tablet taken orally once daily with or without food [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
Is Dovato an antiretroviral?
It’s proven as effective as an HIV treatment with 3 or 4 medicines. DOVATO is a once-a-day complete treatment for adults. Take DOVATO exactly as your healthcare provider tells you. Results may vary….
| DOVATO | A 3- or 4-Drug Regimen* | |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 1% | 0% |
Is Dovato better than Biktarvy?
“While Dovato (dolutegravir + lamivudine) has comparable efficacy and safety in a clinical trial setting, physicians generally preferred a three-drug single-tablet regimen like Biktarvy, as respondents demonstrated concern over disease resistance in two-drug regimens,” CS analyst Evan Seigerman said in a Wednesday note …
Who is the guy in the Dovato commercial?
Alphonso Mills
If you own a television, then you’ve most likely seen Alphonso Mills—the attractive Black gay man with dreadlocks in the latest commercial for a new once-a-day anti-retroviral pill used to treat people living with HIV.
What are Dovato side effects?
What are the possible side effects of DOVATO?
- fever.
- generally ill feeling.
- tiredness.
- muscle or joint aches.
- blisters or sores in mouth.
- blisters or peeling of the skin.
- redness or swelling of the eyes.
- swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue.
Can you drink alcohol with Dovato?
While it’s known that mixing alcohol with antiretrovirals isn’t toxic, one study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine showed that nearly half of all HIV-positive people have reported skipping or stopping their meds while drinking, which ultimately had an effect on their T-cell count and viral suppression.
Can I drink alcohol with Dovato?
How much does Dovato cost per month?
The list price for Dovato clocks in at $2,295 per month, or $27,540 per year, making it the lowest cost single-tablet regimen containing an integrase inhibitor, according to GSK.
Can I infect someone if my viral load is undetectable?
Having an undetectable viral load does mean that there is not enough HIV in your body fluids to pass HIV on during sex. In other words, you are not infectious. For as long as your viral load stays undetectable, your chance of passing on HIV to a sexual partner is zero.