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Patients should be informed that treatment with antiretroviral drugs does not prevent the risk of HIV transmission to other people.During sexual intercourse, appropriate precautions should be taken.
Simultaneous use with other medicinal products
Tenofovir should not be used concurrently with drugs that contain tenofovir or adefovir. It is not recommended simultaneous use of tenofovir and didanosine.
Osteonecrosis
Although the etiology of osteonecrosis is considered multifactorial (taking glucocorticosteroids, drinking alcohol, acute immunosuppression, increased body mass index play an important role in the development of this complication), there are reports of such cases, especially in patients with progressive HIV infection / or long-term antiretroviral therapy . Patients should seek medical advice from a physician if symptoms such as lethargy, stiffness, joint pain or difficulty with movement occur.
Mitochondrial dysfunction
In conditions in vitro and in vivo the ability of nucleotide and nucleoside analogs to cause damage to mitochondria of different degrees was revealed. There have been cases of mitochondrial dysfunction in HIV-negative children exposed to nucleoside analogues in utero or immediately after birth.The main manifestations of mitochondrial dysfunction, often transient, were anemia, neutropenia, hyperlactatemia and increased lipase activity in blood plasma. Lactate acidosis, the expression of hepatomegaly with fatty dystrophy When used in HIV-infected patients, the nucleotide and nucleoside analogs, including tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in combination with other antiretroviral drugs, reported cases of lactic acidosis and a marked increase in size of the liver and its steatosis, including fatal cases. Due to the high risk of developing lactic acidosis, special care should be taken when administering tenofovir to patients (especially women with excessive body weight) with hepatomegaly and fatty liver disease, with hepatitis, and in the presence of risk factors for liver damage. Clinical or laboratory signs of lactic acidosis can be detected several months after the start of treatment, but the development of this complication is possible in a shorter time. If the patient develops clinical (from the digestive system - nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, general malaise,loss of appetite, weight loss; impaired breathing; neurologic symptoms - impaired motor function, muscle weakness) or laboratory (lactate levels in the serum above 5 mmol / l) signs of lactic acidosis, or severe hepatotoxicity, therapy with tenofovir should be suspended.
Patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis B or C virus The risk of hepatotoxic effect of antiretroviral drugs in patients with co-infected HIV infection and the hepatitis B or C virus is higher than in the presence of only HIV infection. Therefore, patients with chronic hepatitis B or C who simultaneously take antiretroviral drugs are at increased risk of adverse effects on the liver with possible fatal outcome. These patients should be carefully monitored, both clinically and laboratory.
In patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis B virus, severe exacerbations of hepatitis may occur after discontinuation of therapy with tenofovir. In some cases, it may be necessary to resume therapy for viral hepatitis.In patients with severe liver disease (cirrhosis), it is not recommended to discontinue treatment, since the aggravation of hepatitis that occurs after the abolition of therapy can lead to decompensation of liver function. Patients infected with HIV and hepatitis B virus should be closely monitored, both clinically and laboratory, for at least 6 months after stopping therapy with tenofovir. It is recommended that all HIV-infected patients be tested for the presence of viral hepatitis B before initiating antiretroviral therapy.
Caution should be exercised when assigning nucleotide and nucleoside analogues to patients with concomitant hepatitis C who receive interferon alfa and ribavirin in connection with the high risk of lactate-acidosis. Such patients should undergo thorough clinical and laboratory monitoring.
Patients with impaired renal function
Tenofovir is excreted mainly by the kidneys. There were kidney abnormalities, including cases of kidney failure, acute kidney failure, increased creatine kinase levels and Fanconi syndrome (renal tubule damage with severe hypophosphatemia), which are associated with the use of tenofovir.
All patients are recommended to determine the clearance of creatinine before the start of therapy, as well as during therapy with tenofovir and according to clinical indications. In patients with the threat of renal failure, regular monitoring of the clearance of creatinine and phosphorus in serum should be performed.
Therefore, the potential benefits of taking the drug Tenofovir-TL should be evaluated in comparison with the potential risk of toxic effects on the kidneys. It is necessary to avoid the use of the drug Tenofovir-TL simultaneously with nephrotoxic drugs or after the recent use of such drugs.
Diseases of the liver
Hepatotoxic reactions occur at different times against combined antiretroviral therapy. The risk of developing hepatotoxicity with combined antiretroviral therapy is higher in patients with underlying liver function impairment. For patients with liver disease receiving tenofovir in combination antiretroviral therapy, careful monitoring should be conducted; if signs of impaired liver function appear, consideration should be given to the possibility of interrupting or canceling therapy.
Triple therapy with nucleosides
A decrease in the frequency of the virologic response in the administration of triple therapy with nucleosides was reportedtenofovir in combination with abacavir and lamivudine), as well as the development of resistance at an early stage of using this combination when taking medications 1 time per day.
Effect on the bone system
A clinical study showed a decrease in bone mineral density in the bones of the lumbar region and femur during treatment with tenofovir. Most cases of reduction in bone mineral density were observed during the first 24 to 48 weeks and persisted for 144 weeks of study. It is necessary to observe the condition of the bone tissue of HIV-infected patients with pathological bone fractures in the history and risk of osteopenia. If an anomaly is suspected from the bony system, an appropriate examination should be carried out.
Lipodystrophy
In patients receiving antiretroviral therapy, there was a redistribution / accumulation of fatty tissue, including central obesity, an increase in adipose tissue in the dorso-cervical region ("buffalo buffalo"),decrease in the volume of peripheral fatty tissue (reduction of fat tissue in the limb region), reduction of subcutaneous fat in the facial area, there may be mammary gland hypertrophy and "cushingoid appearance." The mechanism and the long-term effects of these effects are currently unknown. Causality was not established.
Early virological inefficiency
Clinical studies involving HIV-infected patients have shown that a number of therapeutic regimens involving only three nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are generally less effective than