| Active Ingredient | RITONAVIR |
| Therapeutic Class | HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS |
| Indications |
Not typically used as sole protease inhibitor (PI), but as pharmacokinetic enhancer of other PIs Indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-infection See lopin More ... |
| Caution | See lopinavir/ritonavir.Increased triglycerides, Diarrhea, Nausea , taste perversion, |
| Dose Range |
Initial dose 300mg twice daily gradually increased by 100mg twice daily over a period of up to 14 days to a maximum of 600mg twice daily . |
| Drug Interactions | |
| Pregnancy | See lopinavir/ritonavir. |
| Breast Feeding | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts recommend More ... |
| Active Ingredient | ATAZANAVIR | RITONAVIR |
| Therapeutic Class | ANTIRETROVIRALS MISCELLANEOUS |
| Indications | HIV-1 infection in treatment -naïve and treatment-experienced adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age or older. |
| Caution | Rash, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, unconjugated hyper- bilirubinemia, headache, lactic acidosis. |
| Dose Range | Adult: Atazanavir 300mg/ ritonavir 100mg once daily with food. |
| Drug Interactions | |
| Pregnancy | Ritonavir-Although the limited human data do not allow a better assessment of th More ... |
| Breast Feeding | Ritonavir-No reports describing the use of ritonavir during lactation have been More ... |
| Active Ingredient | LOPINAVIR | RITONAVIR |
| Therapeutic Class | ANTIRETROVIRALS MISCELLANEOUS |
| Indications |
In combination with other antiretrovirals for the treatment of HIV- infection. |
| Caution | Headache, fatigue, diarrhoea and nausea. Increased blood lipids and infrequent cases of pancreatitis have been reported. As with other protease inhibitors, Lipodystrophy syndrome (i.e., increased More ... |
| Dose Range |
Adults and Pediatric12 years and older: Lopinavir 400/100 millgrams (mg) (lopinavir/ritonavir, respectively) twice daily taken with food. A dose increase to 533/133 mg twice daily is recommended whe lopinavir/ritonavir is taken concomitantly with e |
| Drug Interactions | |
| Pregnancy | Avoid oral solution due to high alcohol and propylene glycol content; use tablet More ... |
| Breast Feeding | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts recommend More ... |