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Drug Dosing Toolkit

Zerit (stavudine, d4T)

Type of Drug: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
(NRTI, nucleoside analogue, "nuke")

Approved adult dosing

one 40 mg capsule, two times a day

  • Morning

    Zerit 40

    Zerit 40 mg

  • Evening

    Zerit 40

    Zerit 40 mg

Under 133 pounds:

one 30 mg capsule, two times a day

  • Morning

    Zerit 30

    Zerit 30 mg

  • Evening

    Zerit 30

    Zerit 30 mg

My doctor's instructions

Notes on taking this medication

  • No food restrictions, can take with or without food
  • Persons with kidney problems may need to adjust the doses of Zerit
  • Do not take Zerit with AZT (Retrovir), Combivir, Trizivir, or Videx EC

Side effects

  • Pain or tingling in feet or hands (peripheral neuropathy)
  • Nausea; vomiting; abdominal pain; headache; rash
  • Pancreatitis
  • Changes in body fat distribution, especially fat loss; may be severe
  • Abnormalities in cholesterol levels
  • Rare but serious: increase of lactic acid in the blood
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