Abacavir, Dolutegravir, Lamivudine
Classification: HIV medicine
What is Abacavir, Dolutegravir, and Lamivudine combination?
The combination of the drug in a fixed proportion is used for HIV-1 treatment.
Used in children and young adults.
Uses
- • First-line treatment for HIV infection
- • Preventive or maintenance therapy of HIV
How does the combination work?
- • It stops viral cell multiplication and replication.
- • Reduces HIV amount in the blood
Benefits
- • Potent viral suppression to undetectable levels
- • Convenient daily dosing
- • Lowers resistance
- • Better tolerance and adherence
- • Easy convenient use
- • Improves the immune system
Common side effects
- • Headache
- • Skin rashes
- • Insomnia
- • Muscle pain
- • Joint pain
- • GIT upset
- • Fever
- • Anxiety, mood changes
Serious side effects
- • Overactive immune system
- • Hepatitis B flare
- • Severe allergy
- • Skin peeling
- • Liver toxicity
- • Severe anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and insomnia
Precautions
To be used cautiously in:
- • Elderly persons
- • Co-infection – hepatitis B
- • Renal impairment
- • Liver dysfunction
- • Cardiovascular disorders
- • Neurological disorders
- • Pregnant and breastfeeding women
Contraindications
- • Severe liver dysfunction
- • Hypersensitivity or allergy to drug components
Warnings
To be used under medical prescription.
Hepatitis B co-infections may cause serious viral flare-ups; do not stop medication immediately.
Important Monitoring Considerations
Check for –
- • Lactic acidosis
- • Liver function – elevated liver enzymes
- • Viral loads (HIV, HBV)
- • Neurological conditions
- • CD4 cell count
- • Cardiovascular functions
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