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Manufacturer |
Abbott |
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Distributor |
Zuellig |
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Contents |
Ritonavir |
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Indications |
Treatment of HIV infection in combination w/ nucleoside analogues &/or PIs.
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Dosage |
Combined w/ other PIs: 100-400 mg bid. Used as a single PI: 600 mg bid. Childn 400 mg bid. Max: 600 mg bid. Start at 250 mg/m2 & increase at 2-3 day intervals by 50 mg/m2 bid.
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Overdosage |
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Administration |
Should be taken with food |
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Contraindications |
Hypersensitivity. Co-administration w/ drugs highly dependent on CYP3A for clearance & for which elevated plasma conc are associated w/ serious events.
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Warnings |
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Special Precautions |
Hepatic impairment. Patients w/ hemophilia type A & B.
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Adverse Drug Reactions |
Asthenia, GI & neurological disturbances including nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, taste perversion & circumoral & peripheral paresthesias.
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Drug Interactions |
Decreased plasma conc w/ phenobarb, carbamazepine, dexamethasone, phenytoin, rifabutin & rifampicin. Increased plasma conc of certain drugs highly metabolized through CYP3A.
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Pregnancy Category (US FDA) |
Category B: Either animal-reproduction studies have not demonstrated a foetal risk but there are no controlled studies in pregnant women or animal-reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect (other than a decrease in fertility) that was not confirmed in controlled studies in women in the 1st trimester (and there is no evidence of a risk in later trimesters). |
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Storage |
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Description |
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Mechanism of Action |
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Presentation/Packing |
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Norvir soft-gelatin capsule |
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Norvir 100 mg x 84's |
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Manufacturer: |
Abbott |
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Distributor: |
Zuellig |
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