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861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 1 Helpful HIV Medication Tables for Pharmacists New York/New Jersey AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) www.nynjaetc.org Winter 2014

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 2 Helpful HIV Medication Tables for Pharmacists Dosing, Patient Counseling, and Drug Interactions Developed by: John J. Faragon, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP, Marshall J. Glesby, MD, PhD, Douglas G. Fish, MD This clinical support tool is sponsored by the New York/New Jersey AIDS Education Training Center (NY/NJ AETC). The NY/NJ AETC is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and is part of the National AIDS Education Training Center Program, a network of federally funded regional and national centers that conduct targeted multidisciplinary HIV/AIDS education and training programs for health care providers. Disclaimer: The data in this guide are intended for use by clinicians and other health care providers as guidance to minimize drug interactions and toxicities among patients being treated with HIV antiretroviral medications. These guidelines are for informational purposes only and cannot identify medical risks specific to an individual patient or recommend patient treatment. The absence of typographical errors is not guaranteed. These guidelines are not necessarily all-inclusive. Use of these guidelines indicates acknowledgement that neither NY/NJ AETC, nor the authors will be responsible for any loss or injury, sustained in connection with, or as a result of, the use of these guidelines. Users of this guide should consult other sources before prescribing medications or treatment. Data were compiled from Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines and product information for specific medications through Winter 2014. NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Center Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Department of Psychiatry 100 Haven Avenue, Suite 3IG New York, NY 10032 212-304-5530 www.nynjaetc.org nynjaetc@columbia.edu

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 3 Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Abacavir (Ziagen ) 300mg twice daily or 600mg once daily Adverse Effects Patients should be warned about the abacavir hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) which is characterized by fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, malaise or fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath. Fatalities associated with the HSR have been reported, especially if patients are rechallenged. HLA-B*5701 testing recommended prior to use. * Didanosine (Videx EC ) 60kg 400mg once daily; with tenofovir give 250mg once daily <60kg 250mg once daily; with tenofovir give 200mg once daily Food Effect Take 1/2 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. Adverse Effects Peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis and nausea. * Emtricitabine (Emtriva ) 200mg once daily Adverse Effects Minimal; Hyperpigmentation/skin discoloration has been reported. * Lamivudine (Epivir ) 150mg twice daily or 300mg once daily Adverse Effects Minimal; pancreatitis has been reported. * Stavudine (Zerit ) 60kg 40mg twice daily <60kg 30mg twice daily Adverse Effects Peripheral neuropathy, lipodystrophy, hyperlipidemia, pancreatitis. Rare, rapidly ascending neuromuscular weakness. * * Lactic acidosis with hepatic steatosis is a rare, potentially life-threatening adverse event with the use of Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 4 Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (Cont d) Tenofovir (Viread ) 300mg once daily Adverse Effects Asthenia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, renal insufficiency. * Zidovudine (Retrovir ) 300mg twice daily or 200mg three times daily Adverse Effects Bone marrow suppression (macrocytic anemia, neutropenia), headache, insomnia, gastrointestinal intolerance, asthenia. * * Lactic acidosis with hepatic steatosis is a rare, potentially life-threatening adverse event with the use of Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 5 Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Delavirdine (Rescriptor ) 400mg three times daily Adverse Effects Rash, increased liver function tests, headache. Efavirenz (Sustiva ) 600mg once daily; preferably at bedtime Food Effect Take on an empty stomach. Adverse Effects Rash, central nervous system symptoms, lasting for approximately the first 2-4 weeks, including abnormal dreams, dizziness, somnolence and euphoria; increased liver function tests, false-positive cannabinoid test, teratogenic (Pregnancy Category D). Etravirine (Intelence ) 200mg twice daily Food Effect Take after a meal. Fasting conditions reduce drug exposure by approximately 50%. Adverse Effects Rash (17%) and nausea. Stevens Johnson Syndrome has been reported. Post marketing reports of fatalities due to toxic epidermal necrolysis, hypersensitivity reactions associated with liver failure have occurred. Nevirapine (Viramune, Viramune XR ) 200mg once daily for 14 days, then 200mg twice daily or 400mg once daily if using XR Adverse Effects Rash, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; symptomatic hepatitis, including fatal hepatic necrosis reported. Higher frequency of hepatic events reported in treatment naïve females with CD4 >250 cells/mm3, and treatment naive males with CD4 >400 cells/mm3. Rilpivirine (Edurant ) 25mg once daily Food Effect Take with a meal. Adverse Effects Depression, insomnia, headache, rash.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 6 Protease Inhibitors Atazanavir (Reyataz ) 400mg once daily or 300mg with ritonavir 100mg once daily Food Effect Take with food. Adverse Effects Indirect hyperbilirubinemia, nephrolithiasis, prolonged PR interval, (use with caution in patients with underlying conditions or concomitant medications that can cause PR prolongation); hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Darunavir (Prezista ) 600mg with ritonavir 100mg twice daily or 800mg with ritonavir 100mg once daily Food Effect Take with food. Adverse Effects Skin rash (7%) including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and erythrema multiforme reported, caution in sulfa allergic patients, as darunavir contains a sulfonamide moiety; diarrhea, nausea, headache, hyperlipidemia, increased liver function tests, hepatotoxicity, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Fosamprenavir (Lexiva ) 1400mg twice daily or 1400mg with ritonavir 100 or 200mg once daily or 700mg with ritonavir 100mg twice daily Adverse Effects Skin rash (19%) including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, caution in sulfa allergic patients, as fosamprenavir contains a sulfonamide moiety; diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headache, hyperlipidemia, increased liver function tests, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Indinavir (Crixivan ) 800mg every 8 hours or 800mg with ritonavir 100mg every 12 hours Food Effect Requires 1.5 liters of fluid daily. Without ritonavir Take 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals; may take with skim milk or low fat meal. With ritonavir Take with or without food. Adverse Effects Nephrolithiasis, GI intolerance, nausea, indirect hyperbilirubinemia, hyperlipidemia, headache, asthenia,blurred vision, dizziness, rash, metallic taste, thrombocytopenia, alopecia, hemolytic anemia, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 7 Protease Inhibitors (Cont d) Lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra ) Lopinavir 400mg/ritonavir 100mg (2 tablets) twice daily or Lopinavir 800mg/ritonavir 200mg (4 tablets) once daily Food Effect Take with food. Adverse Effects GI intolerance, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, asthenia, hyperlipidemia (especially hypertriglyceridemia), increased liver function tests, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Nelfinavir (Viracept ) 1250mg twice daily or 750mg three times daily Food Effect Take with meal or snack. Levels increased 2-3 fold. Adverse Effects Diarrhea, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia,fat maldistribution, increased liver function tests, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Ritonavir (Norvir ) 100-200mg once or twice daily for protease inhibitor boosting depending on the protease inhibitor Food Effect Take with food to improve tolerability. Adverse Effects GI intolerance, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, circumoral and extremity parasthesias, hyperlipidemia (especially hypertriglyceridemia), hepatitis, asthenia, taste perversion, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Saquinavir (Invirase ) 1000mg with ritonavir 100mg twice daily Food Effect Take within 2 hours of a meal when taken with ritonavir. Adverse Effects GI intolerance, nausea, diarrhea, headache, elevated liver function tests, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, fat maldistribution, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia. Tipranavir (Aptivus ) 500mg with ritonavir 200mg twice daily Food Effect Take with food. High fat meals increase bioavailability. Adverse Effects Rash, caution in sulfa allergic patients, as tipranavir contains a sulfonamide moiety; hepatotoxicity including hepatic decompensation reported, especially in patients with underlying liver disease; hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, fat madistribution, rare cases of fatal and non-fatal intracranial hemorrhages, possible increased bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 8 Entry Inhibitors Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon ) 90mg SC twice daily Adverse Effects Local injection site reactions pain, erythema, induration, nodules and cysts, pruritis, ecchymosis, bacterial pneumonia, hypersensitivity reaction (<1%) which includes rash, fever, nausea, vomiting, chills, rigors, hypotension, or increased liver function tests. Rechallenge not recommended. Maraviroc (Selzentry ) 150mg twice daily when given with strong CYP3A inhibitors (with or without CYP3A inducers) including PIs (except tipranavir/ritonavir) 300mg twice daily when given with NRTIs, enfuvirtide, tipranavir/ritonavir, nevirapine, and other drugs that are not strong CYP3A inhibitors 600mg twice daily when given with CYP3A inducers, including efavirenz, rifampin, etc. (without a CYP3A inhibitor) Food Effect Take with or without food. Adverse Effects Abdominal pain, cough, dizziness, musculoskeletal symptoms, pyrexia, rash, upper respiratory tract infections, hepatotoxicity, orthostatic hypotension.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 9 Integrase Inhibitors Dolutegravir (Tivicay ) 50mg once daily or 50mg twice daily if integrase inhibitor experienced and resistance suspected or if combined with efavirenz, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, tipranavir/ritonavir or rifampin Food Effect Take with or without food. Adverse Effects Insomnia, headache Elvitegravir, combined with cobicistat, tenofovir and emtricitabine (Stribild ) See Single Tablet Combination/Regimen section on the following pages Raltegravir (Isentress ) 400mg twice daily Food Effect Take with or without food. Adverse Effects Nausea, headache, diarrhea, pyrexia, CPK elevation

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 10 Single Tablet Combinations and Regimens Efavirenz, Tenofovir, and Emtricitabine (Atripla ) One tablet once daily, preferably at bedtime Food Effect Take on an empty stomach. Adverse Effects Rash, central nervous system symptoms, lasting for approximately the first 2-4 weeks, including abnormal dreams, dizziness, somnolence and euphoria; increased liver function tests, false-positive cannabinoid test, teratogenic (Pregnancy Category D), asthenia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, renal insufficiency, skin hyperpigmentation. * Elvitegravir, Cobicistat, Tenofovir, Emtricitabine (Stribild ) One tablet daily Food Effect Take with food. Adverse Effects Nausea, diarrhea, headache, elevated serum creatinine (artifact associated with cobicistat that is not a direct cause of renal impairment), renal impairment (associated with tenofovir)* Zidovudine and Lamivudine (Combivir ) One tablet twice daily Adverse Effects Bone marrow suppression (macrocytic anemia, neutropenia), headache, insomnia, gastrointestinal intolerance, asthenia, rare pancreatitis.* Abacavir and Lamivudine (Epzicom ) One tablet once daily Adverse Effects Patients should be warned about the abacavir hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) which is characterized by fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, malaise or fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath. Fatalities associated with the HSR have been reported, especially if patients are rechallenged, rare pancreatitis. HLA-B*5701 testing recommended prior to use.* * Lactic acidosis with hepatic steatosis is a rare, potentially life threatening adverse event with the use of Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 11 Single Tablet Combinations and Regimens (Cont d) Rilpivirine, tenofovir, and emtricitabine (Complera ) One tablet daily Food Effect Take with a meal. Adverse Effects Depression, insomnia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, renal insufficiency.* Abacavir, Zidovudine, and Lamivudine (Trizivir ) One tablet twice daily Adverse Effects Patients should be warned about the abacavir hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) which is characterized by fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, malaise or fatigue, loss of appetite, sore throat cough, shortness of breath. Fatalities associated with the HSR have been reported, especially if patients are rechallenged). HLA-B*5701 testing recommended prior to use. Bone marrow suppression (macrocytic anemia, neutropenia), headache, insomnia, gastrointestinal intolerance, asthenia, rare pancreatitis. Tenofovir and Emtricitabine (Truvada ) One tablet once daily Adverse Effects asthenia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, renal insufficiency, skin hyperpigmentation.* * Lactic acidosis with hepatic steatosis is a rare, potentially life threatening adverse event with the use of Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 12 Select Medications to be Avoided with HIV Antiretroviral Therapy OR CLASS Alfluzosin Antiarrythmic Anticonvulsants Benzodiazepines Midazolam and triazolam Ergot Alkaloids Dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, ergonovine, methylergonovine Fluticasone and budesonide Garlic supplements Irinotecan Pimozide Proton pump inhibitors Rifampin Salmeterol Sildenafil in pulmonary hypertension St. Johns Wort Simvastatin and lovastatin HIV S TO BE AVOIDED Avoid with protease inhibitors and cobicistat Avoid with fosamprenavir, saquinavir, and tipranavir. Use caution with other boosted protease inhibitors Avoid carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin and phenobarbital with dolutegravir, etravirine and rilpivirine. Avoid with all protease inhibitors, cobicistat, delavirdine and efavirenz. Single doses of midazolam for sedation controlled, monitored environment may be acceptable with intravenous midazolam. Oral midazolam should be avoided with protease inhibitors and cobicistat. Avoid with all protease inhibitors, cobicistat, and all non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Avoid with all protease inhibitors and cobicistat, beclomethasone is a safe alternative. Avoid with saquinavir Avoid with atazanavir and indinavir Avoid with all protease inhibitors and cobicistat. Avoid with delavirdine, nelfinavir, and rilpivirine. With atazanavir, in treatment naïve patients, use only atazanavir 300mg with 100mg of ritonavir with a max dose equivalent to 20mg of omeprazole. Treatment experienced patients should not use proton pump inhibitors with unboosted or ritonavir boosted atazanavir. See atazanavir product information for additional dosing recommendations with proton pump inhibitors or H2 blockers. Avoid with all protease inhibitors, cobicistat, delavirdine, etravirine and nevirapine. Can be used with efavirenz; consider EFV dosage increase to 800mg daily. Can be used with raltegravir; increase raltegravir dosage to 800mg twice daily. Can be used with dolutegravir; increase dolutegravir dosage to 50mg twice daily Avoid with protease inhibitors Avoid with protease inhibitors and cobicistat. See DHHS Guidelines for more information. Avoid with all Protease Inhibitors, Non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, maraviroc, and cobicistat. Avoid with all protease inhibitors, cobicistat and delavirdine

861837_Pharmguide.qxd 2/5/14 12:55 PM Page 13 Components of an ARV Regimen Not Recommended REGIMEN/ Atazanavir + Indinavir Didanosine + Stavudine Dual Non Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor combinations Efavirenz in first trimester or in women with significant childbearing potential Emtricitabine + lamivudine Etravirine + ritonavir boosted atazanavir, fosamprenavir, or tipranavir, OR any unboosted protease inhibitors Nevirapine initiation in treatment-naïve women with CD4 >250 cells/mm 3 or in treatment-naïve men with CD4 >400 cells/mm 3 Stavudine + zidovudine Unboosted darunavir, saquinavir, tipranavir RATIONALE Potential additive hyperbilirubinemia High incidence of toxicities peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis, and hyperlactatemia. Reports of serious, even fatal, cases of lactic acidosis with hepatic steatosis with or without pancreatitis in pregnant women. Potential for higher incidence of adverse events; drug interactions complex and may lead to significant reductions in NNRTI drug levels Teratogenic in humans and in nonhuman primates. Use only when no other antiretroviral options are available and potential benefits outweigh the risks. Similar resistance profile, no potential benefit. Etravirine may induce metabolism of protease inhibitors. Dosing with ATV, FPV, TPV not yet established. Higher incidence of symptomatic (including serious and even fatal) hepatic events in these patient groups. Use only if the benefits clearly outweigh the risks. Antagonistic effect on HIV-1 Poor oral bioavailability