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Viramune (Nevirapine)

The Basics | News | Research | For Pregnancy/Newborns

See also: Medication Side Effects | Drug Interactions

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Brand Name:	Viramune
Generic Name:	Nevirapine, NVP
Adult Single Dose:	One 200-mg tablet (once a day) for 14 days then one 200-mg tablet (twice a day)
Food & Liquid Restrictions:	None
Drug Class:	NNRTI

The Basics

An Overview of Viramune (Nevirapine) (Regularly Updated)
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From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Viramune (March/April 2009)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Nevirapine (Viramune) (June 28, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Patient Information About Viramune (Nevirapine) (PDF) (June 2008)
From Boehringer Ingelheim
Viramune (Nevirapine) (September 28, 2007)
Basic information on dosing schedules and side effects.
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

News

FDA Public Health Advisory for Nevirapine (Viramune) (January 19, 2005)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration

For Pregnancy/Newborns

Six-Month Delay in Onset of Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent Drug Resistance Following Single-Dose Nevirapine During Labor, Study Says (January 11, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Nevirapine Resistance May Persist in Some Pregnant Women, Study Finds (May 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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