ZIAGEN ®

Indication 

HIV infection in combination with other antiretroviral drugs as :


Kivexa  (Abacavir With lamivudine)

Trizivir (Abacavir With lamivudine and zidovudine)



Other information about Active ingredient Abacavir from here







Children from one year of age: The recommended dose is 8 mg/kg twice daily or 16 mg/kg once daily, up to a maximum total daily dose of 600 mg (30 mL).

Children from three months to one year of age: The recommended dose is 8 mg/kg twice 

daily. If a twice daily regimen is not feasible, a once daily regimen (16 mg/kg/day) could be 

considered. It should be taken into account that data for the once daily regimen are very limited in this population 

Children less than three months of age: the experience in children aged less than three months is limited

Patients changing from the twice daily dosing regimen to the once daily dosing regimen should take the recomended once daily dose (as described above) approximately 12 hours after the last twice daily dose, and then continue to take the recomended once daily dose (as described above) approximately every 24 hours. When changing back to a twice daily regimen, patients should take the recommended twice daily dose approximately 24 hours after the last once daily dose.

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