Dolutegravir Rilpivirine Brand Name– JULUCA
What is Dolutegravir Rilpivirine
Dolutegravir rilpivirine is a two-drug combination of dolutegravir, a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), and rilpivirine, a HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies per mL) on a stable antiretroviral regimen for at least 6 months with no history of treatment failure and no known substitutions associated with resistance to the individual components.
Potential side effects associated with treatment include severe skin reactions, hepatotoxicity, and depressive disorders
Indications
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
NOTE: HIV guidelines recommend consideration be given to avoiding use of rilpivirine-containing regimens in patients with pre-existing psychiatric illnesses or prolongation of the QTc interval.
NOTE: HIV guidelines recommend all women of child-bearing potential undergo pregnancy testing prior to initiation of a dolutegravir-containing regimen.
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- abnormal dreams
- adrenocortical insufficiency
- anxiety
- arthralgia
- cholecystitis
- cholelithiasis
- depression
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
- dysphoria
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- fatigue
- flatulence
- glomerulonephritis
- headache
- hepatic failure
- hepatitis
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hyperglycemia
- insomnia
- myalgia
- nausea
- nephrolithiasis
- nephrotic syndrome
- pruritus
- rash
- suicidal ideation
- teratogenesis
- vomiting
- weight gain
Monitoring Parameters
- blood glucose
- CBC with differential
- CD4+ T cell count
- hepatitis B serology
- LFTs
- plasma hepatitis C RNA
- plasma HIV RNA
- pregnancy testing
- serum bilirubin (total and direct)
- serum cholesterol
- serum creatinine
- serum lipid profile
- urinalysis
Contraindications
- alcoholism
- autoimmune disease
- Black patients
- bradycardia
- breast-feeding
- cardiac arrhythmias
- cardiac disease
- children
- contraception requirements
- coronary artery disease
- depression
- diabetes mellitus
- females
- geriatric
- Graves’ disease
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- heart failure
- hepatic disease
- hepatitis B and HIV coinfection
- hepatitis C and HIV coinfection
- Hispanic patients
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection resistance
- hypertension
- hypocalcemia
- hypokalemia
- hypomagnesemia
- immune reconstitution syndrome
- infants
- long QT syndrome
- malnutrition
- myocardial infarction
- neonates
- pregnancy
- pregnancy testing
- QT prolongation
- renal failure
- reproductive risk
- serious rash
- suicidal ideation
- thyroid disease
Interactions
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