Medications for HIV and AIDS

 

Following medications are used to prevent HIV and AIDS Disorders.

Nucleoside-Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)

  • Abacavir (Ziagen)
  • Abacavir; lamivudine (Epzicom)
  • Didanosine (Videx)
  • Emtricitabine (Emtriva)
  • Emtricitabine; tenofovir (Truvada)
  • Emtricitabine; tenofovir; efavirenz (Atripla)
  • Lamivudine (Epivir)
  • Lamivudine; zidovudine (Combivir)
  • Lamivudine; zidovudine; abacavir (Trizivir)
  • Stavudine (d4t, Zerit)
  • Tenofovir (Viread)
  • Zalcitabine (ddC, Hivid)
  • Zidovudine (Retrovir, azidothymidine, AZT, ZDV)

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)

  • Delavirdine (Rescriptor)
  • Efavirenz (Sustiva)
  • Etravirine (Intelence)
  • Nevirapine (Viramune)
  • Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
  • Amprenavir; vitamin E (Agenerase)
  • Atazanavir (Reyataz)
  • Darunavir (Prezista)
  • Fosamprenavir (Lexiva)
  • Indinavir (Crixivan)
  • Lopinavir; ritonavir (Kaletra)
  • Nelfinavir (Viracept)
  • Ritonavir (Norvir)
  • Saquinavir (Invirase)
  • Tipranavir (Aptivus)

 

Integrase Inhibitor

  • Raltegravir (Isentress)

Fusion Inhibitor

  • Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon)

CCR5 Antagonist

  • Maraviroc (Selzentry)

Anti-Inflammatory Medication

  • Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)

 

Anti-Infective Medications

  • Atovaquone (Mepron)
  • Metronidazole (Flagyl)
  • Pentamidine isethionate (Pentam 300)
  • Sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (Bactrim)

Antifungal Medications

  • Amphotericin B (Fungizone)
  • Fluconazole (Diflucan)
  • Ketoconazole (Nizoral)

Antiviral Medications

  • Acyclovir (Zovirax)
  • Foscarnet (Foscavir)
  • Ganciclovir (Cytovene)

 

Source: Saunders 5th Edition

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