Drug details

Crixivan (indinavir sulfate)

type of HIV, Protease Inhibitors, Antiretroviral Agents

Crixivan (indinavir sulfate) is a type of antiviral medication called a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Crixivan is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

The drug is often used to treat HIV .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • upper stomach pain,
  • loss of appetite,
  • itching,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • night sweats,
  • shortness of breath,
  • weight loss,
  • confusion,
  • stomach pain,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • chest pain,
  • blurred vision,
  • dry mouth,
  • rapid heart rate,
  • wheezing,
  • weakness,
  • unusual tiredness,
  • increased thirst,
  • increased urination,
  • fruity breath odor,
  • painful or difficult urination,
  • unexplained muscle pain,
  • dark colored urine,
  • mouth sores,
  • drowsiness,
  • anxiety,
  • irritableness,
  • hunger,
  • dry skin,
  • pale or yellowed skin,
  • dry cough,
  • blood in your urine,
  • tired feeling,
  • tenderness,
  • clay-colored stool,
  • cold sores,
  • trouble speaking or swallowing,
  • weakness or prickly feeling,
  • swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid),
  • sores on your genital or anal area,
  • severe lower back pain,
  • loss of bladder or bowel control,
  • menstrual changes,
  • impotence, and
  • loss of interest in sex
  • pain in your side or lower back,
  • weakness with fever,
  • problems or eye movement,
The following drugs are related to Crixivan, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Agenerase Capsules (amprenavir capsules)
  • Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate)
  • Atripla (efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
  • Tybost (cobicistat tablets)
  • Combivir (lamivudine, zidovudine)
  • Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
  • Fulyzaq (crofelemer delayed-release tablets)
  • Symtuza (darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir  alafenamide tablets)
  • Dovato (dolutegravir and lamivudine tablets)
  • Tivicay (doutegravir 50mg tablets)
  • Edurant (rilpivirine tablets)
  • Vitekta (elvitegravir tablets)
  • Truvada (emtricitabine tenofovir df)
  • Fuzeon (enfuvirtide)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • Lexiva (fosamprenavir calcium)
  • Invirase (saquinavir mesylate)
  • Isentress (raltegravir tablets)
  • Kaletra Capsules (lopinavir, ritonavir capsules)
  • Kaletra Tablets (lopinavir, ritonavir tablets)
  • Megace (megestrol acetate)
  • Viracept (nelfinavir mesylate)
  • Viramune XR (nevirapine extended-release tablets, for oral use)
  • Norvir (ritonavir capsules, oral solution)
  • Norvir Soft Gelatin Capsules (ritonavir)
  • Omeclamox-Pak (omeprazole delayed-release capsules)
  • Retrovir (zidovudine)
  • Valcyte (valganciclovir hcl)
The following supplements are related to Crixivan, and may be used together with the drug:
  • Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
  • Glutamine (s.)
  • Hydroxymethylbutyrate (Hmb) (s.)
  • L-Arginine (s.)
  • Lentinan (s.)
  • Marijuana (s.)
  • Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
  • Same (s.)
  • Sangre De Grado (s.)
  • Vitamin A (s.)
  • Whey Protein (s.)