HIV AIDS Medication

HIV/AIDS medication is very expensive and can cause people to go into massive debt just to pay for these lifesaving medications. A great way to save money is to order your meds from a licensed Canadian pharmacy. The government regulates all prescription medication in Canada, so most prices are far less then in the United States. In addition, some Canadian pharmacies have access to cheaper generics that can save even more money.

The tables below compare the US brand price to the Canadian brand and generic equivalents at CanadaDrugs.com. They are Canada's leading Internet pharmacy and they can ship medication worldwide. Clicking on the Drug Name will take you to the CanadaDrugs.com product page for the medication. Click here to go to the table that compares medication for opportunistic infections. All pricing is in US dollars.

HIV/AIDS Medication Table

US Name StrengthGenericCanada QtyCanada PriceUS QtyUS Price
3TC (known as Epivir in the U.S.)150mgN60$333.47n/an/a
Atripla600mg/200mg/300mgN30$1544.57180$8927.77
Combivir150mg/300mgN60$715.3730$389.98
Crixivan400mgN180$592.1390$239.99
Didanosine EC250mgY30$184.39n/an/a
Didanosine EC400mgY30$294.99n/an/a
Heptovir100mgN60$321.64n/an/a
Kaletra200mg/50mgN120$720.5830$198.99
Kaletra200mg/50mgN120$752.5830$198.99
Lamivudine100mgY10$35.33n/an/a
Lamivudine150mgY60$193.98n/an/a
Lamivudine300mgY100$828.68n/an/a
Lamivudine Oral Solution10mg/mLY100$23.98n/an/a
Lamivudine/Zidovudine150/300mgY60$294.00n/an/a
Lamivudine/Zidovudine/Nevirapine150mg/300mg/200mgY30$49.78n/an/a
Prezista300mgN120$890.00720$5319.94
Rescriptor100mgN360$321.35n/an/a
Rescriptor200mgN180$275.9330$53.99
Retrovir (AZT)100mgN100$215.16n/an/a
Reyataz150mgN60$755.32100$1577.62
Reyataz200mgN60$755.3260$919.94
Sustiva100mgN30$95.07450$1194.21
Sustiva100mgN30$85.43450$1194.21
Sustiva200mgN90$500.57540$3075.79
Sustiva50mgN30$45.68100$150.84
Sustiva50mgN30$40.48100$150.84
Sustiva600mgN30$463.00180$3079.75
Sustiva600mgN30$505.57180$3079.75
Telzir (Known as Lexiva in the U.S.)700mgN60$570.14n/an/a
Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate300 mgY30$295.85n/an/a
Trizivir300/150/300mgN60$1183.36300$5862.96
Videx EC400mgN30$387.32180$2051.91
Viracept250mgN300$675.671800$3771.90
Viramune200mgN60$358.42360$2424.17
Viread300mgN30$604.42120$2349.26
Zerit15mgN60$289.97360$2019.89
Zerit20mgN60$298.44360$2085.77
Zerit30mgN60$325.0060$385.97
Zerit40mgN60$331.79360$2271.74
Ziagen300mgN60$489.00360$2751.70
Zidovudine300mgY60$79.0060$170.00


AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a condition caused by a virus called HIV. This virus attacks the immune system, the body's "security force" that fights off infections. When the immune system breaks down, you lose this protection and can develop many serious, often deadly infections and cancers. These are called "opportunistic infections" (OIs) because they take advantage of the body's weakened defenses. You have heard it said that someone "died of AIDS." This is not entirely accurate, since it is the opportunistic infections that cause death. AIDS is the condition that lets them take hold.

CanadaDrugs.com carries a wide variety of medications, including those that are used to fight opportunistic infections. The following is a table that compares the US brand price with the Canadian brand and generic prices from CanadaDrugs.com.

Drugs Used to Treat Complications of HIV/AIDS

US Name StrengthGenericCanada QtyCanada PriceUS QtyUS Price
Azithromycin250 mgY6$32.00180$571.97
Azithromycin600 mgY6$64.00100$1111.08
Azithromycin500mgY3$26.25100$1366.69
Azithromycin250 mgY6$29.85180$571.97
Azithromycin1000mgY10$79.16n/an/a
Biaxin250mgN100$197.806$1900.73
Biaxin500mgN100$389.67120$599.94
Clarithromycin250mgY14$24.99100$349.98
Clarithromycin500mgY14$24.99100$349.98
Clarithromycin250mgY100$190.00100$349.98
Clarithromycin500mgY100$250.00100$349.98
Diflucan50mgN50$280.736$119.94
Diflucan100mgN50$494.9115$171.86
Diflucan150mgN1$21.166$119.94
Diflucan200mgN7$118.14100$1762.62
Diflucan150mgN1$17.636$119.94
Famvir250mgN30$154.80180$929.93
Famvir500mgN21$194.58150$1450.62
Famvir125mgN10$44.8730$153.34
Fluconazole50mgY7$17.575$835.95
Fluconazole100mgY50$238.3375$263.28
Fluconazole150mgY1$10.005$835.95
Fluconazole200mgY7$62.1324$198.06
Fluconazole50mgY50$138.005$835.95
Fluconazole100mgY30$145.9775$263.28
Fluconazole150mgY1$8.895$835.95
Itraconazole100mgY15$51.70150$1116.58
Megace40mgN120$0.00480$313.97
Megace160mgN30$122.88n/an/a
Megestrol40mgY100$97.20500$254.95
Megestrol160mgY100$329.92n/an/a
Megestrol40mgY100$52.99500$254.95
Megestrol20mgY100$37.99600$208.56
Mepron750mg/5mlN210$629.96n/an/a
Mycobutin150mgN100$486.09600$5509.92
Sporanox100mgN28$130.80120$1145.17
Sporanox10mg/mLN150$140.35450$483.26
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole400mg/80mgY100$17.00n/an/a
Valcyte450mgN60$1559.46n/an/a
Zithromax250 mgN4$27.7530$297.66
Zithromax600 mgN30$440.90100$2087.06
Zithromax250mgN6$44.7230$297.66

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