Fuzeon
Active substance: Enfuvirtide
Manufacturer: Roche (Switzerland)
Extract from the patient information:
"FUZEON does not cure HIV infection or AIDS. People taking FUZEON may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that can happen with HIV infection."
Known side effects: more immune deficiency
"Blood and Lymphatic Disorders: thrombocytopenia; neutropenia;"
Thrombocytopenia = Low levels of platelets (blood cells required for coagulation) due to toxic effects of ARVs on blood cell formation in the bone marrow
Neutropenia = Decrease of neutrophils, a subtype of white blood cells
The above has been extracted from the Fuzeon patient information and the prescribing informations on the Roche webpages.