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* Previously demonstrated hypersensitivity to abacavir or any other component of the products. | * Previously demonstrated hypersensitivity to abacavir or any other component of the products. | ||
: NEVER restart ZIAGEN or any other abacavir-containing product following a [[hypersensitivity]] reaction to abacavir, regardless of [[HLA]]-B*5701 status. | : ''NEVER restart ZIAGEN or any other abacavir-containing product following a [[hypersensitivity]] reaction to abacavir, regardless of [[HLA]]-B*5701 status.'' | ||
* Moderate or severe hepatic impairment [see Dosage and Administration].<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> | * Moderate or severe hepatic impairment [see Dosage and Administration].<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> |
Latest revision as of 02:49, 5 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Contraindications
ZIAGEN is contraindicated in patients with:
- Previously demonstrated hypersensitivity to abacavir or any other component of the products.
- NEVER restart ZIAGEN or any other abacavir-containing product following a hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir, regardless of HLA-B*5701 status.
- Moderate or severe hepatic impairment [see Dosage and Administration].[1]
References
- ↑ "ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) TABLET, FILM COATED ZIAGEN (ABACAVIR SULFATE) SOLUTION [VIIV HEALTHCARE COMPANY]". Retrieved 30 December 2013.
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.