Abacavir
Generic name
Abacavir
Brand name
ATC Code
J05AF06
- Dosages
- Side effects in children
- Warnings & precautions in children
- Contra-indications in children
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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
| Treatment HIV infection |
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Renal impaiment in children > 3 months
No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.
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
Neuropsychiatric clinical pictures have been described in children, as they have in adults.
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
Risk of fatal anaphylaxis. Watch out for skin reactions. Never restart after reactions.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| J05AF02 | ||
| J05AF09 | ||
| J05AF10 | ||
| J05AF05 | ||
| J05AF04 | ||
| 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
- Scherpbier HJ, et al, Once-daily highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children: safety and efficacy of an efavirenz-containing regimen., Pediatrics, 2007, 119, e705-15
- Palma P, et al, Successful simplification of protease inhibitor-based HAART with triple nucleoside regimens in children vertically infected with HIV, AIDS, 2007, 21, 2465-72
- Green H, et al, Lamivudine/abacavir maintains virological superiority over zidovudine/lamivudine and zidovudine/abacavir beyond 5 years in children, AIDS, 2007, 21, 947-55
- Soler Palacin P, et al, Neuropsychiatric reaction induced by abacavir in a pediatric human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient., Pediatr Infect Dis J., 2006, 25, 382
- CBO, Richtlijn antiretrovirale therapie, www.cbo.nl, herziene versie december 2007
- The Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of Children Living with HIV, Guideline for the use of Antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection - Abacavir Rev April 2022
- 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
- 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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