Preguntas frecuentes sobre Evotaz
How much does Evotaz cost without insurance?
Without insurance, Evotaz costs $2,505.11. However, ADAP (the federal AIDS Drug Assistance Program) will help uninsured HIV/AIDS patients with most or all of the Evotaz cost. For uninsured patients on the ADAP waiting list who still cannot affordably fill their prescription, a SingleCare Evotaz coupon reduces the cost to $1,572.15 per 30, 300-150mg tablets.
How much does Evotaz cost with insurance?
As a high-priced prescription drug, Evotaz copay costs may vary depending on your insurance plan. These copay costs could be very high. With a SingleCare coupon, Evotaz costs $1,572.15, which may be lower than your insurance copay. So ask your local pharmacist to compare your insurance copay to the SingleCare discount card.
Does Medicare cover Evotaz and how much does it cost?
Evotaz is usually covered by Medicare prescription drug plans. Patients without coverage can turn to ADAP for assistance. For those on the ADAP waiting list who still cannot affordably fill their prescription, a SingleCare Evotaz coupon reduces the cost of a Evotaz prescription $1,572.15.
Is there a generic of Evotaz?
The active ingredients in Evotaz are the antiretroviral drugs, atazanavir, and cobicistat. Generic atazanavir-cobicistat is not currently available.
What is Evotaz?
Evotaz is a brand-name prescription drug used to control HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes HIV/AIDS.
This virus is actually a very primitive virus whose genetic information is not stored as DNA, but a more primitive molecule, RNA. Because of this, HIV is called a retrovirus, because it first has to convert its genetic information into DNA before it can make more HIV virus particles For his reason, the active ingredients in Evotaz, atazanavir, and cobicistat, are called antiretroviral drugs, and they work by blocking the virus's ability to copy its RNA into DNA.
HIV/AIDS decimates the immune system, leaving the patient vulnerable to life-threatening infections and cancers. By reducing the amount of HIV virus in the body, Evotaz helps strengthen the immune system to fight off the opportunistic and life-threatening illnesses common to HIV/AIDS.
Evotaz is taken as a fixed-dose tablet once a day with food. Evotaz is always administered with other antiretroviral drugs. Treating HIV with multiple antiretroviral drugs is very common in HIV treatment because the virus quickly mutates and adapts into different strains, so the idea is to hit it with many drugs to rapidly reduce the number of virus particles in the body.
What are the side effects of Evotaz?
The most common side effects of Evotaz are diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Other less common side effects include abdominal pain, headache, insomnia, muscle tissue breakdown, weight loss, liver damage, and kidney disease. Mental and mood changes include depression and strange dreams. Allergic reactions are rare, but discontinue Evotaz if any allergic symptoms, such as rash, swelling, or trouble breathing, are experienced. This is not a complete list of side effects. Your physician will address your questions and concerns regarding potential side effects.
