Nevirapine

개요Nevirapine and its analogues exhibit antiretroviral effect against azothymidine-resistant HIV strains. Nevirapine in combination with ZDV and ddI produced approximately 18% higher CD4 cell counts and a decrease in viral load compared with patients who took ZDV and ddI. Nevirapine is recommended with nucleosides for patients infected with HIV-1 who have experienced clinical or immunologic deterioration. The significant side effects of nevirapine are liver dysfunction and skin rashes.

용도Labelled Nevirapine , a potent (IC50=84nM) and selective non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Antiviral.;Labeled Nevirapine, intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of Nevirapine by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry.

일반 설명Nevirapine (Viramune) is more than 90% absorbed by theoral route and is widely distributed throughout the body. Itdistributes well into breast milk and crosses the placenta.Transplacental concentrations are about 50% those ofserum. The drug is extensively transformed by cytochromeP450 (CYP) to inactive hydroxylated metabolites; it mayundergo enterohepatic recycling.