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==INDICATIONS AND USAGE==
==Indications and Usage==


ZIAGEN Tablets and Oral Solution, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, are indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection.
* ZIAGEN Tablets and Oral Solution, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, are indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection.


Additional important information on the use of ZIAGEN for treatment of HIV-1 infection:
* Additional important information on the use of ZIAGEN for treatment of [[HIV-1]] infection:


ZIAGEN is one of multiple products containing abacavir. Before starting ZIAGEN, review medical history for prior exposure to any abacavir-containing product in order to avoid reintroduction in a patient with a history of hypersensitivity to abacavir.<ref name="Dellinger-2013">{{Cite journal | last1 = Dellinger | first1 = RP. | last2 = Levy | first2 = MM. | last3 = Rhodes | first3 = A. | last4 = Annane | first4 = D. | last5 = Gerlach | first5 = H. | last6 = Opal | first6 = SM. | last7 = Sevransky | first7 = JE. | last8 = Sprung | first8 = CL. | last9 = Douglas | first9 = IS. | title = Surviving Sepsis Campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock, 2012. | journal = Intensive Care Med | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 165-228 | month = Feb | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1007/s00134-012-2769-8 | PMID = 23361625 }}</ref>
* ZIAGEN is one of multiple products containing abacavir. Before starting ZIAGEN, review medical history for prior exposure to any abacavir-containing product in order to avoid reintroduction in a patient with a history of hypersensitivity to abacavir.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) TABLET, FILM COATED ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) SOLUTION [VIIV HEALTHCARE COMPANY] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=ca73b519-015a-436d-aa3c-af53492825a1 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 30 December 2013 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:48, 5 January 2014

Abacavir
ZIAGEN® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Clinical Studies
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Indications and Usage

  • ZIAGEN Tablets and Oral Solution, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, are indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection.
  • Additional important information on the use of ZIAGEN for treatment of HIV-1 infection:
  • ZIAGEN is one of multiple products containing abacavir. Before starting ZIAGEN, review medical history for prior exposure to any abacavir-containing product in order to avoid reintroduction in a patient with a history of hypersensitivity to abacavir.[1]

References

  1. "ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) TABLET, FILM COATED ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) SOLUTION [VIIV HEALTHCARE COMPANY]". Retrieved 30 December 2013.

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.