Pharm - HIV Flashcards
HAART
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Strongest indication for use of HAART
low CD4+ count
high viral load
3 drug regimen (goal of combos)
prevent resistance
3-drug regimen (actual drugs)
2 NRTIs and 1 of the following
NNRTI or protease inhibitor or integrase inhibitor
NRTIs and ADME - what is their involvement with cytochrome P450?
virtually none
CYP3A4 neutral
NRTIs
route of admin for NRTIs
oral
route of metabolism for Abacavir
metabolized by alcohol dehydrogenase
Abacavir - potential interactants
wild turkey 101, jack daniels, dickel, four roses, woodford, jim beam, early times, johnny walker, patron, RBVs, pipe bombs, gin + juice, jager bombs …
you have counseled your patient not to drink alcohol while one this drug. What drug did ou prescribe?
Abacavir
route of admin for NNRTIs
oral
NNRTIs involvement with CYP metabolism
substrate, inhibitor,or inducer
Woman of childbearing age just got prego while taking an oral contraceptive. What drugs could have potentially allowed this?
Efavirenz and Nevirapine
Efavirenz and Nevirapine involvement with CYP
induce 3A4
How are oral contraceptives metabolized
3A4
oral contraceptives are effective unless…
they are effective as long as they are not metabolized too quickly
what does any drug that is inducer of 3A4 put the pt at risk for
failure of oral contraceptives
what else is a potential interactant with Abacavir?
bud diesel, nasty light, silver bullets, busch, steel reserve, cobra 40, high life, keystone
If you are giving pt Efavrienz, what two drugs would you need to increase their dose if giving concurrently
rifampin and rifabutin
why do you need to increase the dose of some drugs given concurrently with Efavirenz
rifampin and rifabutin –> metabolized by 3A4, so need to generate clinically relevant levels
Protease inhibitors and ADME
all involved with CYP somehow
what 2 drugs would be contraindicated with Protease inhibitors
rifampin and rifabutin -
Protease inhibitors and 3A4
they all inhibit
drug to give to “boost” other drugs (buzz word)
Ritonavir
reason for giving ritonavir with other drugs to “boost”
Ritonavir inhibits 3A4, 2D6, pgp, UGT –> help to keep levels of other drugs high, drugs that are metabolized by 3A4
what drugs did Sweatman mention specifically for giving with Ritonavir to “boost”
Arunavir, Lopinavir
What is the only drug (HIV)that is not given orally
Enfuviritide
route of admin for Enfuviritide
subQ
Drug that is not an antiviral that is given to “boost” (buzz word pt 2)
Cobicistat
Cobicistat MOA
Cyp3A4 inhibitor
methodology of Cobicistat
same idea as Ritonavir boosting -
advantage of Cobicistat
may avoid some of the toxicitiy you could see with Ritonavir boosting
What 2 drugs specifically are mentioned to use with Cobicistat
Darunavir and Atazanavir
Why do you worry about you pt stopping or starting the use of another drug?
that is when the serum drug levels of your drug can change
pts w/ HIV are susceptible to what (generalities here)
opportunistic infections