Name of active ingredient:
Abacavir
Usage:
This drug is used in conjunction with other antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of HIV infection in HIV / AIDS.
Phytoplankton, antiretroviral
Examples of other medicines containing Apacafir with other compounds
Ziagen ® (Abacavir)Kivexa ® (Abacavir With lamivudine) with lamifudineTrizivir ® (Abacavir With lamivudine and zidovudine) with lamifudine and zidovudine
These drugs are inhibitors of the nucleotide reverse transcriptase and nucleoside
The dosage of this drug is different for different patients. Follow your doctor's directions carefully. The following information only includes the average dose of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor asks you to do so.The amount of medication you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of treatment depends on the medical problem that you use this medicine.For oral dosage (tablets or suspensions):For HIV infection:
Adults: 300 milligrams twice a day or 600 milligrams once a day.
Children aged 3 months and older: Dosage is calculated based on body weight and should be determined by the doctor. The dose is usually 8 milligrams per kilogram of body weight twice a day, or 16 milligrams per kilogram of body weight once a day. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually no more than 600 milligrams per day.
Children weighing 14 kg or more can take tablets: The dose is calculated based on body weight and should be determined by the doctor. The dose is usually 300-600 milligrams per day, taken as a single dose once a day or divided into doses twice a day.
Children under the age of 3 months: use and dosage should be prescribed by the doctor.
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.
What are the uses of this medicine?
• This drug is used to treat HIV infection.What do I need to say for the best before my child takes this drug?
• If your child is allergic to this drug or any of its ingredients.
• If your child is allergic to any drugs such as this drug or other drugs, food or other substances. Tell your doctor about the type of allergies and signs that appear on your child, such as rash, urticaria, itching, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, swollen face, lips, tongue, throat or any other signs.
• If your child has liver disease.
If your baby breastfeeds a baby:
• Make sure your daughter is breastfeeding while taking this drug.
This is not a list of all the drugs or health problems that interact with this drug.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all your child's drugs (prescription, over-the-counter, natural, or vitamin supplements) and health problems. You should check that it is safe for your child to take this drug along with all the other drugs he is taking and the health problems he is experiencing. Avoid starting, stopping or changing any drug for your child without consulting your doctor.What should I know or do during the period when my child is taking this drug?
• Tell all your child's healthcare providers that your child is taking this drug. This includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Take care of your child's tasks and actions that require vigilance until you see the impact of this drug on your child. These tasks and activities include things such as biking, sports, or using tools such as shears, grass mowers, electric skates, toy cars, or motorized vehicles.
• This drug may increase the risk of heart attack. Please consult your doctor.
• Care should be taken if your child is at risk of heart disease (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, high blood sugar, cigarette smoking, or other family members who have had an early heart disease) . Please consult your doctor.
• Check your child's blood condition frequently. Consult medical