Daclatasvir 30 mg/day is the correct dose for patients taking atazanavir/cobicistat
Author(s) -
Elise J. Smolders,
E. P. H. Colbers,
Clara T. M. M. de Kanter,
Kirsten VelthovenGraafland,
Joost P.H. Drenth,
David M. Burger
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw429
Subject(s) - atazanavir , daclatasvir , cobicistat , cmax , ritonavir , medicine , pharmacokinetics , pharmacology , cmin , virology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis c virus , virus , ribavirin , antiretroviral therapy
Atazanavir is boosted with the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 inhibitor ritonavir. When combined with the CYP3A4 substrate daclatasvir, the daclatasvir dosage should be reduced from 60 to 30 mg once daily. Recently, cobicistat was licensed as a CYP3A booster and used with atazanavir.
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