Notes on taking this medication

• Take at bedtime
• Take on an empty stomach
• Sustiva component interacts with many other drugs; consult your medical provider
• Persons with kidney problems may need an adjustment to their doses of the component drugs, and have to take them separately, not as a single pill

Same side effects as

Sustiva

• Sleep disturbances such as vivid dreams (improves over the first several weeks); dizziness; drowsiness; mood disturbances
• Difficulty with concentration
• Rash
• Do not take during pregnancy; may cause birth defects

Viread

• Gassiness; abdominal discomfort; nausea; diarrhea
• Kidney impairment
• Viread is active against hepatitis B, and stopping it can cause "flare-up" of hepatitis B

Emtriva

• Skin discoloration (particularly in dark-skinned people)
• Headache; diarrhea; nausea
• Emtriva is active against hepatitis B, and stopping it can cause "flare-up" of hepatitis B

See accompanying chart: Tips for Common Side Effects