I am a go-getter,
lamromantic.
I am a world traveler.
I am HIV positive.
You are special, unique, and different from anyone else.'
And so is your path to managing HIV. When you’re ready
to start HIV therapy, talk to your doctor about a medication
that may fit your needs and lifestyle.
In clinical studies lasting 96 weeks, patients being treated with HIV medication for the
first time who took ISENTRESS plus Truvada:
♦ Had a low rate of side effects '
—The most common side effect of moderate to severe intensity (that interfered
with or kept patients from performing daily activities) was trouble sleeping
—This side effect occurred more often in patients taking ISENTRESS plus Truvada
(4%) versus Sustiva plus Truvada (3%)
♦ Experienced less effect on LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol)
— Cholesterol increased an average of 7 mg/dL with ISENTRESS plus Truvada
versus 21 mg/dL with Sustiva plus Truvada
Ask your doctor about ISENTRESS.
Not sure where to start? Visit isentress.com/questions
People taking ISENTRESS may still develop infections, including opportunistic infections or other conditions that
occur with HIV infection.
Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you have any allergies, are pregnant or plan to
become pregnant, or are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. ISENTRESS is not recommended for use during
pregnancy. Women with HIV should not breast-feed because their babies could be infected with HIV through their
breast milk.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription medicines like rifampin (a medicine used
to treat infections such as tuberculosis), non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
For more information about ISENTRESS, please read the Patient Information on the following page.
Need help paying for ISENTRESS?
Call 1-866-350-9232
ISENTRESS is a registered trademark of Merck Shaip & Dotime Corp., a subsidary of Merck S Co, Inc.
Copyright O 2010 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subskSary of Merck & Co., Inc. At rights resened.
21052250(40X110)-l 0/10-ISN-CON
Sustiva is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Sguibb
T/tAsoh is a registered trademark of Gilead Sciences, tic.
ISENTRESS
raltegravir tablets
Oct. 30-Nov. 12.2010 qnotes 19