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==Dosage And Administration== | |||
APTIVUS must be co-administered with ritonavir to exert its therapeutic effect. Failure to correctly co-administer APTIVUS with ritonavir will result in plasma levels of tipranavir that will be insufficient to achieve the desired antiviral effect and will alter some drug interactions. | |||
APTIVUS co-administered with ritonavir capsules or solution can be taken with or without meals | |||
APTIVUS co-administered with ritonavir tablets must only be taken with meals | |||
APTIVUS may be administered as either capsules or oral solution to either pediatric or adult patients. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 9 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Dosage And Administration
APTIVUS must be co-administered with ritonavir to exert its therapeutic effect. Failure to correctly co-administer APTIVUS with ritonavir will result in plasma levels of tipranavir that will be insufficient to achieve the desired antiviral effect and will alter some drug interactions.
APTIVUS co-administered with ritonavir capsules or solution can be taken with or without meals APTIVUS co-administered with ritonavir tablets must only be taken with meals
APTIVUS may be administered as either capsules or oral solution to either pediatric or adult patients.
Due to the need for co-administration of APTIVUS with ritonavir, please refer to the ritonavir prescribing information.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.