Stavudine

Generic name
Stavudine
Brand name
ATC Code
J05AF04
Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

Food has no effect on the bioavailability.

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

Treatment HIV infection
  • Oral
    • 0 days up to 14 days
      • 1 mg/kg/day in 2 doses.

      • Prescribing antiretroviral therapy for children is an action that is reserved for the doctors in HIV teams. The available combinations in retroviral therapy are continually changing. The above-mentioned dosing is therefore only a guide.

         

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    • ≥ 14 days
      • 2 mg/kg/day in 2 doses. Max: 60 mg/day.

      • Prescribing antiretroviral therapy for children is an action that is reserved for the doctors in HIV teams. The available combinations in retroviral therapy are continually changing. The above-mentioned dosing is therefore only a guide.

         

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Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

Adjustment in renal impairment as specified:

GFR 50-80 ml/min/1.73 m2
Adjustment not necessary
GFR 30-50 ml/min/1.73 m2
50 percentage of single dose and dosing interval : 12 up to 24 uur
GFR 10-30 ml/min/1.73 m2
50 percentage of single dose and dosing interval : 12 up to 24 uur
GFR < 10 ml/min/1.73 m2
Do not administer

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

Side effects in children

Clinically significant peripheral neuropathy is thought to occur less commonly in children.

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

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

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
J05AB12
J05AB06
J05AB16
J05AB04
J05AB11
J05AB14
Phosphonic acid derivatives
J05AD01
Protease inhibitors
J05AE08
J05AE10
J05AE07
J05AE02
J05AE04
J05AE03
J05AE01
Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AF06
J05AF02
J05AF09
J05AF10
J05AF05
J05AF07
J05AF13
J05AF13
J05AF01
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05AG06
J05AG03
J05AG04
J05AG01
J05AG05
Neuraminidase inhibitors
J05AH02
J05AH01
Antivirals for treatment of HIV infections, combinations
J05AR02
J05AR20
J05AR13
J05AR25
J05AR18
J05AR19
J05AR03
J05AR09
J05AR10
Other antivirals
J05AX28
J05AX12
J05AX07
J05AX09
J05AX08
J05AX24
ANTIVIRALS FOR TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTIONS, COMBINATIONS
J05AR02
J05AR20
J05AR13
J05AR25
J05AR18
J05AR19
J05AR03
J05AR09
J05AR10
Integrase inhibitors
J05AJ04
Antivirals for treatment of HCV infections
J05AP54
J05AP57
J05AP51
J05AP08
J05AP55

References

  1. Rademaker C.M.A. et al, Geneesmiddelen-Formularium voor Kinderen, 2007
  2. CBO ,, Richtlijn antiretrovirale therapie, www.cbo.nl, herziene versie december 2007
  3. Jullien V, et al, Age-related differences in the pharmacokinetics of stavudine in 272 children from birth to 16 years: a population analysis., Br J Clin Pharmacol., 2007, 64(1), 105-9
  4. PENTA Steering Commitee, PENTA 2009 guidelines for the use of antiretroviral therapy, HIV Medicine, 2009, 10, 591-613
  5. Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children, Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection, www.aidsinfo.nih.gov, 2010, http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ContentFiles/PediatricGuidelines.pdf.
  6. Bamford, A., et al (PENTA Steering Committee) (2015), Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS (PENTA) guidelines for treatment of paediatric HIV-1 infection 2015: optimizing health in preparation for adult life. , HIV Med, 2015, doi:10.1111/hiv.12217
  7. Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children., Guideline for the use of Antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection, www.aidsinfo.nig.gov/contentfiles/lvguidelines/pediatricguidelines.pdf, Geraadpleegd 12 sept 2016, O1-O140
  8. Bamford, A., et al (PENTA Steering Committee) (2015), Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS (PENTA) guidelines for treatment of paediatric HIV-1 infection 2015: optimizing health in preparation for adult life., HIV Med, 2015, doi:10.1111/hiv.12217

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