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Lamivudine
Aka: Lamivudine, 3TC
- See Also
- Anti-Retroviral Therapy
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
- Mechanism
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
- Efficacy
- Very effective in combination with Zidovudine (AZT)
- Adverse Effects
- See nRTI for adverse effects attributed to the class
- Generally Well tolerated
- Similar adverse effects to Zidovudine (AZT) but much less severe
- Gastrointestinal upset
- Neutropenia
- Hepatitis B infection flares on medication withdrawal
- Dosing
- Adults: 150 mg twice daily or 300 mg orally daily
- References
- (1998) Med Lett Drugs Ther 40(1041):115
- (2009) Treat Guidel Med Lett 7(78): 11-22
- Reust (2011) Am Fam Physician 83(12): 1443-51