Antivirals for HIV Flashcards
2 main goals of Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART)
Reduce viral load
Maintain immune function
Common adverse effect in the first year of ART where the patient’s recovering immune system responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with inflammatory response
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
Describes a sustained reduction in HIV RNA level below the limit of detection
Virologic suppression
Testing in which the virus are sequenced to identify the resistance mechanism
Should be performed prior to initiating ART and after ART fails
Resistance testing
7 classes of anti-HIV drugs
NRTIs
NNRTIs
Protease inhibitors
Fusion inhibitors
Integrase inhibitors
CCR5 antagonists
CD4 post-attachment inhibitor
Zidovudine, Emtricitabine, Lamivudine, Abacavir, and Tenofovir are examples of this class of anti-HIV drug
NRTIs (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors)
MOA of NRTIs
Inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase
Inhibitor of viral life cycle following lethal synthesis
Creating a toxin from a non-toxic precursor
Lethal synthesis
Class of anti-HIV drugs:
Converted to active triphosphate form that competes for nucleoside triphosphates for access to reverse transcriptase
Missing essential 3’-hydroxyl group prevents additional nucleoside addition to DNA chain
Blocks viral replication and infection of new cells
NRTIs (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors)
These general adverse reactions are of which class of anti-HIV drug?
Fat deposit accumulation
Myopathy
Peripheral neuropathy
Anemia
Pancreatitis
Hep B flare upon discontinuation
NRTIs (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors)
hepatitis B flare upon discontinuation is characteristic of this anti-HIV drug
NRTIs (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors)
These reverse transcriptase inhibitors also suppress hep B virus but at doses well below the doses used to suppress HIV (Emtricitabine, Lamivudine, and Tenofovir)
NRTIs also suppress this other virus, but at doses well below the doses used to suppress HIV
Hep B
NRTI inhibition of these account for potentially lethal toxicity
Cellular and mitochondrial DNA polymerases and kinases
Primary toxicities of NRTIs are associated with the action of this
Mitochondrial action
NRTI that is the worst primary toxicity associated with mitochondrial action
Zidovudine
2 primary toxicities of NRTIs associated with mitochondrial action
Lactic acidosis
Severe hepatomegaly with hepatic steatosis
Anti-viral HIV drug whose risk of resistance may increase with interrupted therapy
There should be NO drug holidays (not currently recommended for any HIV therapy)
NRTIs
NRTI that inhibits stavudine’s action
Zidovudine
Zidovudine inhibits the action of this drug
Stavudine
4 black box warnings of Zidovudine
Myopathy with long-term use
Lactic acidosis
Hepatomegaly with hepatic steatosis
Fat redistribution and accumulation
Stavudine black box (2)
Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly
Pancreatitis
NRTI that most prominently causes pancreatitis
Didanosine
NRTI that contains phenylalanine, so use should be avoided in phenylketonurics
Didanosine
2 black box warnings of Lamivudine
Lactic acidosis with severe hepatomegaly
Non-interchangeable forms (form used for Hep B is not appropriate for HIV)
NRTI with higher incidence of hypersensitivity (risk highest in patients with HLA-B*5701)
Abacavir
Abacavir is contraindicated in patients with this
HLA-B*5701 genotype
Highest risk of hypersensitivity
Major black box warning of Abacavir
Hypersensitivity
(more than 2 of the following: fever, rash, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malaise, fatigue or achiness, dyspnea, cough)
NRTI that:
Long duration of action allows for once daily dosing
No interactions with biotransformation pathways
Causes hyperpigmentation of soles and palms
Emtricitabine
2 black box warnings of Emtricitabine
Lactic acidosis and severe hepatomegaly
Hep B exacerbation upon discontinuation of therapy
2 NRTIs with Hep B exacerbation upon discontinuation of therapy
Emtricitabine and Tenofovir
Emtricitabine has exacerbation of this upon discontinuation of therapy
Hep B
Prodrug converted to diphosphate form that competes with deoxyadenosine triphosphate (dATP) for access to reverse transcriptase
Results in chain termination
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
NRTI with lower incidence of mitochondrial toxicity
Tenofovir
Tenofovir has lower incidence of this than other NRTIs
Mitochondrial toxicity
Class of anti-HIV drugs that Inhibit reverse transcriptase by binding near the active site and inducing a conformational change that blocks enzyme activation (also known as: allosteric antagonists)
No activation required
All cause rash, sometimes severe
All biotransformed by cytochrome P450
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Rashes ranging from mild to severe (even life-threatening) are characteristic of this class of anti-HIV drugs
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Class of anti-HIV drugs that are all biotransformed by cytochrome P450
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Need to check for interactions before using with any other drug
Doravirine, Efavirenz, Etravirine, Nevirapine, and Rilpivirine are examples of this class of anti-HIV drug
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)