Formulary Monographs [ATAZANAVIR, 08180808]
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ATAZANAVIR
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HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORS
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HIV-1 infection in treatment -naïve and treatment-experienced adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age or older.
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Rash, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, unconjugated hyper- bilirubinemia, headache, lactic acidosis.
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Adult: Atazanavir 300mg/ ritonavir 100mg once daily with food.
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Theoretical risk of hyperbilirubinaemia in neonate if used at term.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts recommend that HIV-infected women not breast-feed infants, regardless of antiretroviral therapy due to the risk of transmitting the virus through breastfeeding.
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