| Literature DB >> 19352137 |
Rafaëlla Fa L'homme1, Hanneke M J Nijland, Luuk Gras, Rob E Aarnoutse, Reinout van Crevel, Martin Boeree, Kees Brinkman, Jan M Prins, Job R Juttmann, David M Burger.
Abstract
Thirty-four patients treated concomitantly with lopinavir/ritonavir and rifampicin were evaluated. Overall, only 15% used the recommended increased dose of lopinavir/ritonavir. Of patients on a nonadjusted dose of lopinavir/ritonavir, 67% had a subtherapeutic lopinavir plasma concentration and 38% had a detectable viral load. Forty percent of patients on an increased dose of lopinavir/ritonavir prematurely stopped the drug combination because of adverse events. Combined use of lopinavir/ritonavir and rifampicin is challenging as it implies balancing between suboptimal efficacy and toxicity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19352137 DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328329148e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177