| Literature DB >> 31006110 |
Zeruesenay Desta1, Roseann S Gammal2,3, Li Gong4, Michelle Whirl-Carrillo4, Aditya H Gaur5, Chonlaphat Sukasem6,7, Jennifer Hockings8, Alan Myers9, Marelize Swart1, Rachel F Tyndale10, Collen Masimirembwa11, Otito F Iwuchukwu12, Sanika Chirwa13, Jeffrey Lennox14, Andrea Gaedigk15, Teri E Klein4, David W Haas13,16.
Abstract
The HIV type-1 nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, efavirenz, is widely used to treat HIV type-1 infection. Efavirenz is predominantly metabolized into inactive metabolites by cytochrome P450 (CYP)2B6, and patients with certain CYP2B6 genetic variants may be at increased risk for adverse effects, particularly central nervous system toxicity and treatment discontinuation. We summarize the evidence from the literature and provide therapeutic recommendations for efavirenz prescribing based on CYP2B6 genotypes.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31006110 PMCID: PMC6739160 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.1477
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Pharmacol Ther ISSN: 0009-9236 Impact factor: 6.875