Types and names of Antiretroviral
Drugs
Table assembled by Harvey S. Bartnof, MD, for the San
Francisco AIDS Foundation
Nucleoside Analogs (NA)
Abbrev: AZT
Generic name: zidovudine
Brand name: Retrovir
Adult dose: 200 mg q 8
Abbrev.: ddI
Generic name: didanosine
Brand name: Videx
Adult dose: 167-375 mg q 12
Abbrev.: ddC
Generic name: zalcitabine
Brand name: Hivid
Adult dose: 0.75 mg q 8
Abbrev: d4T
Generic name: stavudine
Brand name: Zerit
Adult dose: 30-40 mg q 12
Abbrev: 3TC
Generic name: lamivudine
Brand name: Epivir
Adult dose: 150 mg q 12
Chemical name: 1592U89
Protease Inhibitors
Generic name: saquinavir
Brand name: Invirase
Generic name: ritonavir
Brand name: Norvir
Adult dose: 600 q 12*
Generic name: indinavir
Brand name: Crixivan
Adult dose: 800 q 8
Generic name: nelfinavir
Brand name: Viracept
Chemical name: 141W94 (VX 478)
Chemical name: KNI-272
Chemical name: ABT-378
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI)
Generic name: nevirapine
Brand name: Viramune
Generic name: delavirdine
Brand name: Rescriptor
Generic name: atevirdine
Generic name: loviride
Chemical name: DMP-266
Chemical name: HBY-097
Chemical name: MKC-442**
Acyclic Nucleotide Analogs
Chemical name: PMPA
Chemical name: PMEA
Generic name: adefovir dipivoxil
Chemical name: GS840
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Bold: FDA-approved for adults
q: every (e.g. 800 mg q 8 means 800 mg every 8 hours)
*: dose escalation is recommended when starting: 300 mg q 12 for 3 days
to 400 mg q 12 for 3 days to 500 mg q 12 for 3 days to 600 mg q 12
**: functions as NNRTI although structure is NA
Page last updated 9 April 1997
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