Found in TrizivirR and CombivirR
Dosing
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CrCl > 80: 150 mg po bid.
CrCl 80-50:
CrCl 50-10:
CrCl < 10:
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Anemia, neutropenia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, headache, musculoskeletal pain, neuropathy, lactic acidosis/severe hepatomegaly with steatosis, myopathy, myositis.
Important drug interactions
Acetaminophen, dapsone, doxorubicin, flucytosine, ganciclovir, interferon alfa, interferon beta, interferon beta-1a, methadone, nelfinavir, probenecid, pyrazinamide, pyrimethamine, ribavirin, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, stavudine, valgancyclovir, valproic acid, vinblastine, vincristine, zalcitabine.
Rants and Screeds
Pearls
Treatment of choice
Use for
HIV and Hepatitis B.
Don't use for
Class
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Last update 11/28/19