Lamivudine

Lamivudine

Classification – HIV medicine

What is Lamivudine?

It is an anti-HIV medicine widely used in combination as treatment for HIV infections and Hepatitis B infections.

Doctors’ prescribed anticancer formulation – Lamipure

Uses of Lamivudine

• • Chronic Hepatitis B
• • First-line treatment for HIV infection

Working of Lamivudine

• • It copies DNA bases and inhibits chain elongation
• • Inhibits viral replication
• • Causes viral cell death

Benefits

• • Well tolerated
• • Widely used maintenance therapy for HIV
• • Double action – HIV and Hepatitis B
• • Improves liver function
• • Lowers viral load

Common Side Effects

• • Nasal congestion
• • Cough
• • Headache
• • Stomach pain
• • Indigestion – diarrhea, nausea
• • Tiredness
• • Muscle pain, joint pain
• • Sore throat

Serious Side Effects

• • Hepatomegaly – jaundice, yellowish urine
• • Lactic acidosis – breathing problems
• • Liver inflammation
• • Inflammation of the pancreas in children
• • Risk of severe infections
• • Allergic reaction

Precautions

To be used cautiously in:

• • Liver diseases
• • Kidney impairment
• • Co-infections with Hepatitis B
• • Pregnant and lactating women

Contraindications

• • Severe liver dysfunction
• • Hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to the drug or its excipients

Warnings

• • To be used under medical prescription
• • Discontinuing immediately in Hepatitis B patients may cause serious hepatitis flare-ups

Important Monitoring Considerations

Check for –

• • Lactic acidosis
• • Liver function – elevated liver enzymes
• • Viral loads (HIV, HBV)
• • Pancreatitis

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