HIV Pharm Flashcards

1
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Antiretroviral therapy treatment goals

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suppress HIV RNA, restore and preserve immune function, decrease morbidity and increase survival, prevent HIV transmission

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HIV treatment interruption is associated with…

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rebound viremia, worsening of immune function, increased morbidity and mortality

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Drug combinations needed to achieve HIV viral suppression

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3 active drugs from >/= 2 drug classes

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4
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How long does it take for ART to reduce viral load to below detection limit?

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12 to 24 weeks

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Predictors of virologic success

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low baseline viremia, high potency of ARV regimen, and tolerability, convenience, and excellent adherence to regimen

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MOA nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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binds to DNA chain and terminates production, inhibit incorporation of native nucleotides

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What does the toxicity of NRTIs depend on?

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ability to inhibit HIV RT without inhibiting host cell DNA pol

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NRTIs most commonly used

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emtricitabine, lamivudine, abacavir, tenofovir

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Toxicities associated with NRTI

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lactic acidosis, peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis, anemia, myopathy

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Zidovudine MOA

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NRTI that interferes with thymidine incorporation

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Clinical applications zidovudine

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inhibits HIV-1, HIV-2, HTLV-1 and HTLV-2, mother-to-child transmission, prophylaxis for health care workers

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Zidovudine toxicities

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myalgia, nausea, anorexia, loss of limb fat, bone marrow suppression, skeletal muscle myopathy, hepatic steatosis

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MOA stavudine

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NRTI that interferes with thymidine incorporation

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Clinical applications stavudine

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inhibits HIV-1 and HIV-2

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Stavudine toxicities

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peripheral neuropathy, lipodystrophy, lactic acidosis, and hepatic steatosis

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Emtricitabine MOA

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NRTI, interferes with cytosine incorporation

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17
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Clinical applications emtricitabine

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low barrier to resistance, treats HIV-1 and HIV-2, also active against HBV

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Pharmacokinetics emtricitabine

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long half life, excreted primarily unchanged in the urine

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Emtricitabine toxicities

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one of the least toxic, hyperpigmentation

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Lamivudine MOA

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NRTI, interferes with cytidine incorporation

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21
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Clinical applications lamivudine

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treat HIV-1 and HIV-2, active against HBV

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Pharmacokinetics lamivudine

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long half life, excreted primarily unchanged as urine

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Lamivudine toxicities

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one of the least toxic agents, but may have HA, fatigue, N/D, rash, neutropenia, MSK pain, fever

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Abacavir MOA

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NRTI, interferes with guanosine analog

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Clinical applications abacavir

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treat HIV in combination

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26
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Who should abacavir not be given to?

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patients with HLA-B*5701 genotype (causes an aberrant release of TNF)

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Abacavir pharmacokinetics

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long half life, not CYP substrate

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Abacavir toxicities

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unique hypersensitivity syndrome; fever, GI distress, rash, malaise, fatigue

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Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) MOA

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NRTI, nucleoTide adenosine analog

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30
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Clinical applications TDF

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treat HIV in combo, treat HBV

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Pharmacokinetics TDF

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10-50 hr half life, excreted unchange in urine

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TDF toxicity

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generally well tolerated, nephrotoxicity with acute tubular necrosis, decreased bone mineral density

33
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Tenofovir alafenamide MOA

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nucleoTide, adenosine analog

34
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Clinical applications tenofovir alafenamide

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treat HIV and HBV

35
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ART drug combos

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2 NRTIs targeting different bases and a drug from a different class

36
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NRTIs commonly combined

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emtricitabine and tenofovir

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NRTIs not combined

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emtricitabine and lamivudine; TDF and TA

38
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Lamivudine is given in combo with what INSTI

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dolutegravir

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INSTI MOA

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Integrase strand transfer inhibitors, blocks integration of the viral genome

40
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Raltegravir MOA

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prevents formation of covalent bonds between viral and host DNA

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Toxicity raltegravir

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“remarkably little” clinical toxicity, may have some hypersensitivities associated with it

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MOA Dolutegravir

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prevents strand transfer, blocks chromosomal integration of viral CNA

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Toxicities dolutegravir

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generally well tolerated, avoid in pregnancy

44
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INSTI metabolized by CYP3A4

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elvitegravir

45
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Bictegravir MOA

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prevents strand transfer, blocks chromosomal integration

46
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Protease Inhibitors MOA

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prevents cleave of peptide and subsequent maturation of the virion; inhibit activity of aspartyl protease, which prevents proteolytic cleavage of gag and pol peptides

47
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Pharmacokinetics protease inhibitors

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highly protein-bound, hepatic clearance, substrate for P-glycoprotein

48
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Toxicities protease inhibitors

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nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; insulin resistance and lipodystrophy

49
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Saquinavir MOA

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first protease inhibitor, prevents maturation of HIV particle

50
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Indinavir MOA

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prevents maturation of HIV particle

51
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Indinavir toxicities

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unique crystaluria/renal stones

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Darunavir MOA

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non-peptidic protease inhibitor that prevents maturation of capsid

53
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Darunavir toxicities

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Gi distress, increase triglycerides, rash and hypersensitivity reaction because it is a sulfa drug

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Atazanavir MOA

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protease inhibitor that prevents maturation of capsid

55
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Toxicities atazanavir

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GI distress, increase serum cholesterol, unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia not associated with hepatitis

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Lopinavir MOA

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protease inhibitor that prevents maturation of HIV particle

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Ritonavir MOA

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protease inhibitor but only used to block CYP3A4 and increase levels of more potent PIs

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Cobicistat MOA

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CYP3A4 inhibitor used to boost levels of PIs

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NNRTI MOA

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non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, inhibitor binds to reverse transcriptase and denatures it

60
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NNRTIs are only active against….

A

HIV-1

61
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Nevirapine MOA

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NNRTI, prevents generation of DNA from viral RNA, induces CYP3A4

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Efavirenz MOA

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NNRTI

63
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Efavirenz toxicities

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CNS toxicity/psych side effects, rash

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Etravirine MOA

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NNRTI, still works despite mutations

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Rilpivirine MOA

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NNRTI

66
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Rilpivirine toxicities

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more common in adolescents and children; CNS, endo and GI issues

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Doravirine MOA

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NNRTI

68
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Entry inhibitor MOA

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T20 peptides prevent conformational change allowing fusion of viral package to cell

69
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Enfuvirtide MOA

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peptide that inhibits formation of protein critical for membrane fusion

70
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Enfuvirtide Clinical applications

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only active against HIV-1

71
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Pharmacokinetics enfuvirtide

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must be administered parenterally

72
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Entry blocker-CCR5 MOA

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blocks CCR5, preventing fusion

73
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Maraviroc MOA

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blocks binding of GP120 to CCR5, blocks HIV entry

74
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Maraviroc is not active against…

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CXCR4 or mixed trophic viruses

75
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Pharmacokinetics maraviroc

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CYP3A4, renal elimination

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Toxicities maraviroc

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generally well tolerated, may experience cold-like symptoms, dizziness, GI upset

77
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HIV RNA viral load level that prevents sexual transmission

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<200 copies/mL