Combivir is zidovudine + lamivudine, take one po bid.
Dosing
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CrCl > 80: 300 mg po q 12 h or 200 mg po q 8 h.
CrCl 80-50:
CrCl 50-10:
CrCl < 10:
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Anemia, neutropenia, anorexia, constipation, nausea, vomiting, asthenia, headache, insomnia, malaise, lactic acidosis/hepatomegaly with steatosis, myopathy.
Important drug interactions
Dapsone, doxorubicin, flucytosine, ganciclovir, interferon alfa, interferon beta, interferon beta-1a, methadone, nelfinavir, probenecid, pyrazinamide, pyrimethamine, ribavirin, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, stavudine, valacyclovir, valproic acid, vinblastine, vincristine.
Rants and Screeds
Pearls
Treatment of choice
Use for
HIV.Don't use for
Class
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Last update 11/30/19