anyone? 2005 FA question

[Ologist]

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On page 243 of the 2005 First Aid, it states in the margin that "ddI can cause fatal pancreatitis!".

Anyone out there know what "ddI" is? Thanks in advance!

 

[omarsaleh66]

I think it's didanosine; reverse transcripatase inhibitor for AIDS


later

 

[Row Jimmy]

I think it's didanosine; reverse transcripatase inhibitor for AIDS


later

Correct. Note that Valproic Acid can cause pancreatitis as well.

 

[Doc Ivy]

I think it's didanosine; reverse transcripatase inhibitor for AIDS


later

Yup.
ddI and ddA are nucleoside inhibitors of the HIV's reverse transcriptase enzyme (NRTI) also cause peripheral neuropathy

 

[Ologist]

Thanks guys