Anti-retrovirals Flashcards
In the treatment of HIV
a. indinavir prevents the synthesis of HIV DNA
A. False. Indinavir is a protease inhibitor
In the treatment of HIV
b. zidovudine is a protease inhibitor
B. False, zidovudine is nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
In the treatment of HIV
c. lopinavir causes hyperlipidaemia as an adverse effect
C. True, PI cause insulin resistance, hyperglycaemia, diarrhea, dyslipidemia, lipodystrophy, atherosclerosis, hepatitis, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis as AEs
In the treatment of HIV
d. zidovudine is more likely to cause anaemia than lamivudine
D. True. Zidovudine is the big one.
In the treatment of HIV
e. didanosine is used to treat stavudine-induced lactic acidosis
E. False, all NRTIs are associated with lactic acidosis
In the management of HIV
a. tenofovir is a HIV nucleotide reverse transcriptase enzyme inhibitor (NRTI)
A. True
In the management of HIV
b. ritonavir causes inhibition of CYP3A4
B. True. Ritonavir is a potent inhibitor of CYP3A4
In the management of HIV
c. lopinavir inhibits the action of HIV protease
C. True
In the management of HIV
d. nevirapine inhibits DNA gyrase
D. False, nevirapine is a NNRTI and inhibits reverse transcriptase. Fluoroquinolones inhibit DNA gyrase
In the management of HIV
e. rifampicin increases the plasma levels of lopinavir
E. False, lopinavir is metabolised by CYP3A4 enzymes, which are induced by rifampicin
Lopinavir + ritonavir combination
a. inhibits HIV reverse transcriptase
A. False, PI inhibit HIV protease
Lopinavir + ritonavir combination
b. induces cytochrome P450 enzymes
B. False. The role of ritonavir in this combination is to act as a pharmacokinetic, enhancer, inhibiting CYP3A4 hence inhibit the metabolism of lopinavir
Lopinavir + ritonavir combination
c. causes insulin resistance as an adverse effect
C. True, PIs cause insulin resistance
Lopinavir + ritonavir combination
d. is a protease inhibitor
D. True
Lopinavir + ritonavir combination
e. causes lipodystrophy
E. True, Pis cause lipodystrophy
In the treatment of HIV
a. nevirapine is a direct inhibitor of reverse transcriptase
A. False, NNRTIs are indirect inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (allosteric inhibition)
In the treatment of HIV
b. lamivudine causes peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect
B. True, NRTIs cause peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect
In the treatment of HIV
c. efavirenz requires phosphorylation to its active form
C. False, NNRTIs don’t require phosphorylation