NELVIR
NELFINAVIR MESYLATE · by A. J. MIRZA
Composition
Tab: Nelfinavir mesylate 250 mg. Powd: Nelfinavir mesylate 50 mg.
Indications & Dosage
HIV infection in combination with other antiretroviral drugs: Adults: 1.25 gm twice daily or 750 mg 3 times daily. Children 3-13 yrs: initially 50-55 mg/kg twice daily (max 1.25 gm twice daily) or 25-30 mg/kg 3 times daily (max 750 mg 3 times daily).
Contraindications
Acute porphyria.
Precautions
Patients with hyperglycaemia, haemophilia, hepatic impairment, chronic hepatitis B or C.
Interactions
See literature.
Pregnancy
Avoid, use only when no safer alternative exists for a serious problem.
Lactation
Contraindicated
Side Effects
Anorexia, hepatic dysfunction, pancreatitis, blood disorders including anaemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia, GI disturbances including di-arrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and flatulence, sleep disturbances, fatigue, headache, dizziness, paraesthesia, myalgia, myositis, rhabdomyolysis, taste disturbances, rash, pruritus, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, lipodystrophy syndrome and osteonecrosis.