What is Norvir used for?

What is Norvir used for?

NORVIR® (ritonavir) oral powder is a prescription medicine that is used with other antiviral medicines to treat children with HIV-1 infection. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

What is the side effects of Lopinavir and Ritonavir?

Diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, drowsiness, dizziness, a bad taste in the mouth, and trouble sleeping may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

What drugs should not be taken with ritonavir?

Key drug interactions: You should not take ritonavir with any of the following drugs: alfuzosin, amiodarone, astemizole, bepridil, avanafil, chlorazepate, cisapride, colchicine, diazepam, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, elbasvir/grazoprevir, ergonovine, ergotamine, estazolam, flecanaide, flurazepam, fusidic acid.

What drug class is Norvir?

Ritonavir belongs to a class of drugs known as protease inhibitors. It increases (“boosts”) the levels of other protease inhibitors, which helps these medications work better.

Can ritonavir be used alone?

Lopinavir/Ritonavir Should Not Be Used Alone as Second-Line Therapy in Adults.

Does ritonavir cause stomach pain?

Other side effects include: abdominal pain, dyspepsia, fever, hyperlipidemia, increased serum alanine aminotransferase, peripheral paresthesia, dysgeusia, and oral paresthesia.

Can lopinavir affect the liver?

Lopinavir can cause transient and usually asymptomatic elevations in serum aminotransferase levels and, rarely, clinically apparent, acute liver injury.

Can you take ritonavir with simvastatin?

simvastatin ritonavir Combining these medications may significantly increase the blood levels of simvastatin. This can increase the risk of side effects such as liver damage and a rare but serious condition called rhabdomyolysis that involves the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue.

What class of drugs is ritonavir?

Lopinavir and ritonavir are in a class of medications called protease inhibitors. They work by decreasing the amount of HIV in the blood.

What is generic name for Norvir?

Ritonavir (Norvir) is a protease inhibitor and a booster medication. At high doses it stops the HIV virus from making copies of itself, and at low doses it raises the levels of other HIV ARVs.

Does ritonavir have a black box warning?

Ritonavir-boosted tipranavir is associated with a very small risk of intracranial hemorrhage.