ANTIVIRAL TREATMENTS FOR HIV / HEPATITIS B / HEPATITIS C INFECTION

These are only to be prescribed by HIV specialists in hospital. 

The following are approved for use:

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors  

 Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

  • Zidovudine
  • Lamivudine
  • Abacavir
  • Emtricitabine
  • Stavudine
  • Didanosine
  • Combivir® (zidovudine/lamivudine)
  • Kivexa® (abacavir/lamivudine)
  • Trizivir® (abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine)
  • Truvada® (emtricitabine/tenofovir)
  • Atripla®  (emtricitabine/tenofovir/efavirenz)  

 Protease inhibitors

  • Kaletra® (lopinavir/ritonavir)

  • Indinavir
  • Tipranavir
  • Nelfinavir  
  • Darunavir  
  • Fosamprenavir
  • Saquinavir
  • Atazanavir

Integrase inhibitor

  • Raltegravir

Fusion inhibitor

ANTIVIRAL TREATMENTS FOR HEPATITIS B and C
These are only to be prescribed by a hospital specialist.  The following are approved for use:

 Hepatitis B - Click here for local protocol

 Hepatitis C - Click here for local protocol

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