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
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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