Drug details

Lexiva (fosamprenavir calcium)

type of HIV, Protease Inhibitors

Lexiva (fosamprenavir calcium) is a type of antiviral medication called a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Lexiva 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,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • night sweats,
  • weight loss,
  • confusion,
  • dry mouth,
  • wheezing,
  • weakness,
  • cough,
  • sore throat,
  • burning eyes,
  • skin pain,
  • red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling,
  • increased urination,
  • fruity breath odor,
  • menstrual changes, and
  • dark colored urine,
  • extreme thirst,
  • pain or burning when you urinate,
  • pale or yellowed skin,
  • blood in your urine,
  • cold sores,
  • trouble speaking or swallowing,
  • problems with balance or eye movement,
  • swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid),
  • impotence
  • prickly feeling,
  • sudden and severe pain in your lower back or side,
The following drugs are related to Lexiva, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Kivexa (abacavir and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
  • Ziagen (abacavir sulfate)
  • Epzicom (abacavir sulfate and lamivudine tablets)
  • Trizivir (abacavir sulfate, lamivudine, and zidovudine)
  • Agenerase Capsules (amprenavir capsules)
  • Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension)
  • Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat tablets for oral administration)
  • Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate)
  • Mepron (atovaquone)
  • Optivar (azelastine hydrochloride)
  • Cabenuva (cabotegravir; rilpivirine extended-release injectable suspension)
  • Vocabria (cabotegravir tablets for oral use)
  • Vistide (cidofovir)
  • Crixivan (indinavir sulfate)
  • Cytovene (ganciclovir)
  • Symtuza (darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir  alafenamide tablets)
  • Videx EC (didanosine delayed-release capsules)
  • Videx (didanosine pediatric powder for oral solution)
  • Juluca (dolutegravir and rilpivirine tablets, for oral use)
  • Edurant (rilpivirine tablets)
  • Sustiva (efavirenz)
  • Truvada (emtricitabine tenofovir df)
  • Fuzeon (enfuvirtide)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • 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)
  • Retrovir (zidovudine)
The following supplements are related to Lexiva, 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.)