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Indications

REMS

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

When used in combination with other antiretrovirals

CV: PR interval, heart block.

Derm: DRUG RASH WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS (DRESS), ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME, STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME, rash.

Endo: Graves' disease, hyperglycemia.

GI: HEPATOTOXICITY, nausea, abdominal pain, autoimmune hepatitis, cholelithiasis, diarrhea, hyperbilirubinemia, jaundice, liver enzymes, vomiting.

GU: interstitial nephritis, nephrolithiasis.

Metab: fat redistribution.

MS: myalgia, polymyositis.

Neuro: Guillain-Barré syndrome , headache, depression, dizziness, insomnia.

Misc: ANGIOEDEMA, fever, immune reconstitution syndrome.

Interactions

Drug-Drug:

Drug-Natural Products:

Availability

(Generic available)

Route/Dosage

Renal Impairment

  • PO (Adults): Therapy-naive and hemodialysis — 300 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily; Therapy-experienced and hemodialysis — contraindicated.

Hepatic Impairment

  • PO (Adults): Moderate hepatic impairment — 300 mg once daily (do not use with ritonavir).

US Brand Names

Reyataz

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: antiretrovirals

Pharmacologic Classification: protease inhibitors

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Rapidly absorbed ( by food).

Distribution: Enters cerebrospinal fluid and semen.

Metabolism/Excretion: 80% metabolized (CYP3A); 13% excreted unchanged in urine.

Half-life: 7 hr.

Time/Action Profile

(blood levels)

ROUTEONSETPEAKDURATION
POrapid2.5 hr24 hr

Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

a-ta-ZAN-a-veer audio

Code

NDC Code*