Raltegravir (Isentress®)
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG)
Record ID 32013001026
English
Authors' recommendations:
Raltegravir (Isentress®) 25 mg and 100 mg chewable tablets, in combination with other anti-retroviral medicinal products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in children aged 2–11 years are recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales. Raltegravir (Isentress®) 400 mg film-coated tablets, in combination with other anti-retroviral medicinal products for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adolescents and children from the age of 6 years and weighing ≥ 25 kg, are recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales. Raltegravir (Isentress®) 25 mg and 100 mg chewable tablets and 400 mg film-coated tablets should be restricted for use in patients who are resistant or intolerant to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) or protease inhibitors (PIs), or for whom these options are compromised due to drug–drug interactions.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://www.awmsg.org/awmsgonline/app/appraisalinfo/1609
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Wales, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- HIV Infections
- Pyrrolidinones
Contact
Organisation Name:
All Wales Medicines Strategy Group
Contact Address:
All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre, Academic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XX
Contact Name:
AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Email:
AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Copyright:
AWTTC
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