Atazanavir Sulphate does not cure HIV or help prevent passing HIV to others.
Important Safety Imformation:
Do not take Atazanavir Sulphate if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.
Do not take Atazanavir Sulphate if you are taking the following medicines: Rifampin, Irinotecan, Midazolam when taken by mouth, Triazolam, Ergot medicines, Cisapride, Hypericum Perforatum, Lovastatin, Simvastatin, Pimozide, Indinavir, Nevirapine.
Speak with your healthcare provider before taking the following medicines if you are taking: hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills or contraceptive patch, Viagra (sildenafil), Vardenafil, Tadalafil, Voriconazole, Rabeprazole, Esomeprazole, Lansoprazole, Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Nizatidine, Famotidine, Cimetidine, or Ranitidine, Fluticasone Propionate and Salmeterol inhalation powder, Fluticasone propionate, Efavirenz.
The above lists of medicines are not complete. Discuss all prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamin and herbal supplements, or other health preparations you are taking or plan to take with your healthcare provider.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any side effects, symptoms, or conditions, including the following:
Mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking Atazanavir Sulphate, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started, and usually goes away within two weeks with no change in treatment.
Severe rash has occurred in a small number of patients taking Atazanavir Sulphate. This type of rash is associated with other symptoms which could be serious and potentially cause death. If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop using Atazanavir sulfate and call your healthcare provider right away:
Shortness of breath
General ill-feeling or "flu-like" symptoms
Fever
Muscle or joint aches
Conjunctivitis (red or inflamed eyes, like "pink-eye")
Blisters
Mouth sores
Swelling of your face
Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes may occur due to increases in bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver).
A change in the way your heart beats may occur and could be a symptom of a heart problem.
Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ.
If you have liver disease, including hepatitis B or C, your liver disease may get worse when you take anti-HIV medicines like REYATAZ.
Kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. Signs or symptoms of kidney stones include pain in your side, blood in your urine, and pain when you urinate.
End stage kidney disease managed with hemodialysis.
Some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ.
Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking anti-HIV medicines. The cause and long-term effects are not known at this time.
Other side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include: nausea, headache, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, fever, dizziness, trouble sleeping, numbness, and tingling or burning of hands or feet.
You should take Atazanavir Sulphate once daily with food (a meal or snack). You should take Atazanavir Sulphate and your other anti-HIV medicines exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider.
