Ritonavir

Generic name
Ritonavir
Brand name
ATC Code
J05AE03
Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

As a booster with other HIV medications
  • Oral
    • 1 month up to 18 years
      [1] [2]
      • Ritonavir is used as a PK booster for other protease inhibitors. The dose of ritonavir varies and depends on the protease inhibitor in question. The dosage ritonavir is stated for the protease inhibitor in question.

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Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

The liquid formulation of ritonavir contains 43% alcohol; ritonavir capsules contain 12% alcohol.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Nucleosides and nucleotides excl. reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AB01
J05AB04
J05AB11
J05AB14
Protease inhibitors
J05AE10
Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AF10
J05AF05
J05AF01
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AG01
Neuraminidase inhibitors
J05AH02
Antivirals for treatment of HIV infections, combinations
J05AR02
J05AR10
Other antivirals
J05AX12
J05AX08
ANTIVIRALS FOR TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTIONS, COMBINATIONS
J05AR02
J05AR10
Antivirals for treatment of HCV infections
J05AP57
J05AP08
J05AP55

References

  1. CBO, Richtlijn antiretrovirale therapie, www.cbo.nl, herziene versie december 2007
  2. Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children., Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection, Available at www.aidsinfo.nih.gov, Updated April 11, 2022

Changes

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