Saquinavir/low-dose ritonavir: its use in HIV infection

AIDS Rev. 2003 Jan-Mar;5(1):44-51.

Abstract

Exposure to saquinavir can be increased considerably by pharmacokinetic enhancement with ritonavir, without having a substantial impact on tolerability. Clinical trials indicate that both once-daily and twice-daily saquinavir/ritonavir treatment regimens, generally at dosages of 1,600 mg/100 mg once daily and 1,000 mg/100 mg twice daily, provide potent and sustained viral suppression and are well tolerated. In addition, data suggest that "double-boosting" strategies, including the combination of saquinavir with lopinavir/ritonavir, provide valuable treatment options in the salvage setting.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Ritonavir / administration & dosage
  • Ritonavir / pharmacokinetics
  • Ritonavir / therapeutic use*
  • Saquinavir / administration & dosage
  • Saquinavir / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • HIV Protease Inhibitors
  • Saquinavir
  • Ritonavir