Didanosine
Uses
Dinosin is an antiretroviral medicine, Dinosinis is used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Dinosin slows the progress of HIV infections, it controls the HIV virus and prevents it from spreading
How it Works
Dinosin treats HIV infections by inhibiting viral reverse transcriptase and DNA polymerases. The HIV virus needs An enzyme called RT (reverse transcriptase) to replicate its DNA in order to spread and infect more cells. Dinosin works by blocking the reverse transcriptase, this then helps to terminate the DNA chain and prevent the virus from multiplying. Dinosin slows down the HIV Infection progress in the body but it is not a cure.
Common Side effects
Patients who take Dinosin may suffer from such side effects;
Fatigue,
Headache,
Nausea,
Dizziness,
Diarrhoea,
Tummy (abdominal) pain,
Muscle aches and pains