Efavirenz contraindications

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Efavirenz
SUSTIVA® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Clinical Studies
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity

SUSTIVA is contraindicated in patients with previously demonstrated clinically significant hypersensitivity (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, or toxic skin eruptions) to any of the components of this product.

Contraindicated Drugs

For some drugs, competition for CYP3A by efavirenz could result in inhibition of their metabolism and create the potential for serious and/or life-threatening adverse reactions (eg, cardiac arrhythmias, prolonged sedation, or respiratory depression). Drugs that are contraindicated with SUSTIVA are listed in Table 2.[1]

References

  1. "SUSTIVA (EFAVIRENZ) CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED SUSTIVA (EFAVIRENZ) CAPSULE, GELATIN COATED SUSTIVA (EFAVIRENZ) TABLET, FILM COATED [BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA COMPANY]".

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.