Amprenavir

Amprenavir Brand Name– Agenerase

What is Amprenavir

NOTE: This drug is discontinued in the US.

Amprenavir is an HIV protease inhibitor similar to indinavir and ritonavir.

Preliminary phase III data showed, in an as-treated analysis, that 88% of HIV-infected patients who received amprenavir, lamivudine, and zidovudine for 16 weeks achieved viral loads below the limit of detection (< 400 copies/mL) compared with 19% of patients who received lamivudine plus zidovudine.

Amprenavir has also been studied as part of a 4-drug regimen; mean HIV RNA plasma levels were reduced significantly from baseline after 8 weeks in HIV-infected patients treated with amprenavir, abacavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine, all administered twice daily.

Amprenavir’s twice daily administration constitutes an advantage over other protease inhibitors with more frequent administration schedules (e.g., indinavir, saquinavir).

Amprenavir was approved April 15, 1999 for use in both adults and children.

In May 2000, important labeling changes regarding the use of amprenavir oral solution were announced and included contraindications in infants and children < 4 years of age, pregnant women, patients with hepatic or renal failure, and patients taking disulfiram or metronidazole due to the high concentrations of propylene glycol present in the solution.

Indications

  • human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Side Effects

  1. abdominal pain
  2. bleeding
  3. Cushingoid features
  4. depression
  5. diabetes mellitus
  6. diabetic ketoacidosis
  7. diarrhea
  8. dysgeusia
  9. emotional lability
  10. GI bleeding
  11. hematoma
  12. hemolytic anemia
  13. hypercholesterolemia
  14. hyperglycemia
  15. hyperlipidemia
  16. hypertriglyceridemia
  17. intracranial bleeding
  18. lipodystrophy
  19. maculopapular rash
  20. nausea
  21. paresthesias
  22. peripheral neuropathy
  23. pruritus
  24. rash
  25. Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  26. vomiting

Monitoring Parameters

  • blood glucose
  • CD4+ T cell count
  • plasma HIV RNA
  • serum cholesterol
  • serum lipid profile

Contraindications

  • anticoagulant therapy
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Asian patients
  • breast-feeding
  • children
  • diabetes mellitus
  • diabetic ketoacidosis
  • ethanol intoxication
  • females
  • hemolytic anemia
  • hemophilia
  • hepatic disease
  • hypercholesterolemia
  • hyperglycemia
  • hypertriglyceridemia
  • immune reconstitution syndrome
  • infants
  • neonates
  • pregnancy
  • renal failure
  • renal impairment
  • sulfonamide hypersensitivity
  • vitamin K deficiency

Interactions

  • Acarbose
  • Acetaminophen; Butalbital
  • Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine
  • Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
  • Adefovir
  • Alfentanil
  • Alfuzosin
  • Aliskiren; Amlodipine
  • Aliskiren; Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
  • Alogliptin
  • Alogliptin; Metformin
  • Alogliptin; Pioglitazone
  • Alosetron
  • Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors
  • Alprazolam
  • Aluminum Hydroxide
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Simethicone
  • Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Trisilicate
  • Amiodarone
  • Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide
  • Amlodipine
  • Amlodipine; Atorvastatin
  • Amlodipine; Benazepril
  • Amlodipine; Celecoxib
  • Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan
  • Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan
  • Amlodipine; Olmesartan
  • Amlodipine; Telmisartan
  • Amlodipine; Valsartan
  • Amobarbital
  • Amoxapine
  • Amoxicillin; Clarithromycin; Lansoprazole
  • Amoxicillin; Clarithromycin; Omeprazole
  • Antacids
  • Aprepitant, Fosaprepitant
  • Aripiprazole
  • Artemether; Lumefantrine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine
  • Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
  • Atropine; Hyoscyamine; Phenobarbital; Scopolamine
  • Avanafil
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  • Bupivacaine Liposomal
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  • Caffeine; Ergotamine
  • Calcium Carbonate; Magnesium Hydroxide
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  • Carbamazepine
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  • Cevimeline
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  • Chlordiazepoxide; Clidinium
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  • Echinacea
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  • Elagolix
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  • Empagliflozin
  • Empagliflozin; Linagliptin
  • Empagliflozin; Linagliptin; Metformin
  • Empagliflozin; Metformin
  • Enalapril; Felodipine
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  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Ethynodiol Diacetate
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  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel; Ferrous bisglycinate
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel; Folic Acid; Levomefolate
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norelgestromin
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone Acetate
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone Acetate; Ferrous fumarate
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  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norgestimate
  • Ethinyl Estradiol; Norgestrel
  • Ethosuximide
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  • Fenofibric Acid
  • Fentanyl
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  • food
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  • grapefruit juice
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  • Ketoconazole
  • Lanthanum Carbonate
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  • Lurasidone
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  • Mephobarbital
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  • Metformin
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  • Metformin; Saxagliptin
  • Metformin; Sitagliptin
  • Methadone
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  • Midazolam
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  • Secobarbital
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  • Sildenafil
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  • Simvastatin
  • Simvastatin; Sitagliptin
  • Sirolimus
  • Sitagliptin
  • Solifenacin
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  • Vitamin E
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  • Warfarin
  • Zalcitabine, ddC
  • Zileuton
  • Zolpidem
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