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Videx EC

Videx EC is a prescription medication used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Videx EC belongs to a class of drugs called nucleoside analogues which work by decreasing the amount of HIV in the blood.

This medication comes in extended-release capsules. It is usually taken once daily, on an empty stomach. 

Swallow Videx EC capsules whole. Do not split, chew, crush, break, or dissolve them. Tell your doctor if you are unable to swallow the extended-release capsules whole.

Common side effects of Videx EC include diarrhea, nausea, headache, and rash.

WARNING: PANCREATITIS, LACTIC ACIDOSIS and HEPATOMEGALY with STEATOSIS

Fatal and nonfatal pancreatitis has occurred during therapy with didanosine used alone or in combination regimens in both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients, regardless of degree of immunosuppression. Videx EC should be suspended in patients with suspected pancreatitis and discontinued in patients with confirmed pancreatitis.

Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogues alone or in combination, including didanosine and other antiretrovirals. Fatal lactic acidosis has been reported in pregnant women who received the combination of didanosine and stavudine with other antiretroviral agents. The combination of didanosine and stavudine should be used with caution during pregnancy and is recommended only if the potential benefit clearly outweighs the potential risk.

HIV AIDS [1] Sexually Transmitted Disease [2] Infectious Disease [3]
Reviewed by: 
Beth Bolt, RPh [4]
Review Date: 
June 27, 2012
Citation: 
"Videx EC," DailyMed: Current Medication Information; U.S. National Library of Medicine [5] “Didanosine,” Medline Plus: Current Medication Information; U.S. National Library of Medicine. [6]
http://www.rxwiki.com/videx-ec [7]
Didanosine [8]
Rx Company Link: 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company [9]
RxNorm ATC Ref: 
Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors [10]
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Teresa Brucker, Pharm.D [11] Anyssa Garza, PharmD [12]
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Videx EC treats HIV. Do not miss any doses as it may make it more difficult to treat HIV.
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[1] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/hiv-aids
[2] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/sexually-transmitted-disease
[3] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/infectious-disease
[4] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/beth-bolt-rph
[5] http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=4bc249f2-7e8b-05cb-38ad-3085e947e0f1#Section_2.1
[6] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a691006.html
[7] http://www.rxwiki.com/videx-ec
[8] https://www.rxwiki.com/didanosine
[9] https://www.rxwiki.com/bristol-myers-squibb-company
[10] https://www.rxwiki.com/rxnorm-atc/nucleoside-and-nucleotide-reverse-transcriptase-inhibitors
[11] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/teresa-brucker-pharmd
[12] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/anyssa-garza-pharmd
[13] https://www.rxwiki.com/medications/videx-ec