Viramune

HIV

Treatment

1 FDA approval

20 Active Studies for Viramune

What is Viramune

Nevirapine

The Generic name of this drug

Treatment Summary

Nevirapine is a medication used to treat HIV-1 infection and AIDS. It is a powerful drug that works by blocking the action of a virus that causes HIV-1. It must be taken with other medications in order to be effective and belongs to the dipyridodiazepinone chemical class.

Viramune

is the brand name

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Viramune Overview & Background

Brand Name

Generic Name

First FDA Approval

How many FDA approvals?

Viramune

Nevirapine

2001

44

Approved as Treatment by the FDA

Nevirapine, also called Viramune, is approved by the FDA for 1 uses such as HIV .

HIV

Used to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection in combination with null

Effectiveness

How Viramune Affects Patients

Nevirapine is a special kind of drug used to treat HIV-1. It is not used alone, but always with at least one other HIV medication, such as Retrovir or Videx, to prevent the virus from becoming resistant to the drug. Nevirapine is only prescribed when the virus has weakened the immune system and caused infections. Even if taken correctly, it is only effective for a short period of time.

How Viramune works in the body

Nevirapine prevents the growth of HIV by blocking the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This stops the enzyme from turning RNA into DNA, preventing HIV's genetic material from spreading. Nevirapine does not interact with template or nucleoside triphosphates.

When to interrupt dosage

The prescribed dosage of Viramune hinges upon the specified condition. The amount of dosage is contingent upon the method of administration (e.g. Tablet, extended release or Tablet) noted in the table below.

Condition

Dosage

Administration

HIV

, 50.0 mg/mL, 200.0 mg, 400.0 mg, 100.0 mg, 50.0 mg

, Oral, Suspension, Suspension - Oral, Tablet, Tablet - Oral, Tablet, extended release, Tablet, extended release - Oral, Tablet, coated, Tablet, coated - Oral, Tablet, film coated, Tablet, film coated - Oral

Warnings

Viramune Contraindications

Condition

Risk Level

Notes

Severe Hepatic Impairment

Do Not Combine

post-exposure prophylaxis

Do Not Combine

Moderate Hepatic Impairment

Do Not Combine

There are 20 known major drug interactions with Viramune.

Common Viramune Drug Interactions

Drug Name

Risk Level

Description

Acenocoumarol

Major

The metabolism of Acenocoumarol can be decreased when combined with Nevirapine.

Aminophylline

Major

The metabolism of Aminophylline can be decreased when combined with Nevirapine.

Amoxapine

Major

The metabolism of Amoxapine can be decreased when combined with Nevirapine.

Anagrelide

Major

The metabolism of Anagrelide can be decreased when combined with Nevirapine.

Antipyrine

Major

The metabolism of Antipyrine can be increased when combined with Nevirapine.

Viramune Toxicity & Overdose Risk

Overdosing on Hydroxychloroquine can cause swelling, bumps under the skin, exhaustion, fever, headaches, difficulty sleeping, nausea, inflammation in the lungs, a rash, dizziness, vomiting, and weight loss. The most common side effect is a rash.

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Viramune Novel Uses: Which Conditions Have a Clinical Trial Featuring Viramune?

43 active clinical trials are currently investigating the potential of Viramune to ameliorate HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

Condition

Clinical Trials

Trial Phases

HIV

39 Actively Recruiting

Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 1, Early Phase 1, Not Applicable, Phase 4

Viramune Reviews: What are patients saying about Viramune?

4.7

Patient Review

12/28/2008

Viramune for HIV

I don't love taking medication, but this combination has been the easiest for me to manage in terms of side effects. I get nausea, tingling and shooting pains in my hands and feet if I forget to take it, so I'm confident that it's working. I also experience headaches and fatigue.

4

Patient Review

5/29/2008

Viramune for HIV

So far, this medication has been working well for me. I had a little bit of nausea and stomach pain when I first started taking it, but that's not unusual for me with any new medication. I'm going in for my first blood test tomorrow to check on the effectiveness, so I'll be able to update my review then.

3.3

Patient Review

10/10/2007

Viramune for HIV

3

Patient Review

11/10/2008

Viramune for HIV

I've been on this medication for a while now, and it's been helpful. The only downside is that my liver enzymes have been slightly elevated. That being said, I'm being monitored to make sure there's no liver damage.
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Patient Q&A Section about viramune

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is Viramune used for?

"This drug is used in conjunction with other HIV medications to help control the viral load, and in turn improve the quality of life."

Answered by AI

What is the generic name for Viramune?

"The drug Viramune is also known by the name nevirapine. It is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, which means it is effective against HIV-1. Nevirapine belongs to a class of drugs called dipyridodiazepinones."

Answered by AI

What is nevirapine used for?

"The drug nevirapine is used in conjunction with other medications to treat infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Nevirapine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)."

Answered by AI

What is the side effect of nevirapine?

"The most common side effects of taking nevirapine are rash, nausea, fatigue, fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. People taking nevirapine may also develop a low level of granulocytes, a type of white blood cell."

Answered by AI

Clinical Trials for Viramune

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Islatravir + Ulonivirine for HIV

18+
All Sexes
Ft. Pierce, FL

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1). The usual (standard) treatment for HIV-1 is antiretroviral therapy (ART), which includes taking medicines to lower the amount of HIV-1 in the body. Standard ART helps people live longer, but people must take up to 3 medicines up to twice a day. Standard ART may also cause other health problems. Researchers want to know if a study ART works as well as a standard ART to treat HIV-1. The study ART combines 2 medicines, islatravir and ulonivirine, and is taken once a week. The goals of this study are to learn: 1) If the study ART works as well as a standard ART to treat HIV-1, and 2) About the safety of the study ART and if people tolerate it compared to a standard ART.

Phase 2 & 3
Recruiting

Midway Immunology and Research Center (1503) (+12 Sites)

Medical Director

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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MucoCept-CVN for HIV Prevention

18 - 45
Female
San Francisco, CA

MucoCept-CVN uses a Lactobacillus strain native to the human vagina that is modified into a live biotherapeutic product (LBP) that continuously expresses a potent anti-HIV drug. If research shows that MucoCept-CVN is safe and effective, it could become a self-renewing, female-initiated prevention product for women that promotes vaginal health and provides protection from HIV. The goal of this first-in-human Phase 1 dose-ranging, randomized, placebo-controlled study of MucoCept-CVN is to collect data on safety, colonization, changes to the vaginal microbiota and clearance of the strain with antibiotics. Twelve healthy women will be enrolled and take either one or three doses of MucoCept-CVN or placebo, and a week later will receive antibiotics to clear the Lactobacillus strain. If research shows that MucoCept-CVN is safe and effective, it could become a self-renewing, long-acting, female-initiated prevention product for women that promotes vaginal health and provides protection from HIV.

Phase 1
Waitlist Available

UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Craig Cohen, MD, MPH

Osel, Inc.

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DV700P-RNA + DV701B1.1-RNA for HIV

18 - 55
All Sexes
Birmingham, AL

This is a phase 1, first-in-human (FIH) trial for two vaccines, DV700P-RNA and DV701B1.1-RNA. This means it is the first time these study products are being tested in people. The purpose of this study is to see if the study products are safe, if people are able to take them without becoming too uncomfortable, and how a person's immune system responds to them (a person's immune system protects them from infections and disease). Forty-five volunteers without HIV and in overall good health, aged 18 to 55 years, will be enrolled and be in this study for about 16 months (about 12 visits), Study procedures will include blood draws, injections, and the collection of white blood cells and cells from their lymph nodes.

Phase 1
Waitlist Available

University of Alabama Medical Center (Site ID: 31788) (+11 Sites)

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Alcohol Consumption in People with HIV

18+
All Sexes
Syracuse, NY

Alcohol consumption is a critical factor in HIV treatment that significantly contributes to poor treatment-related outcomes. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of alcohol interventions for people with HIV (PWH) have had limited success, perhaps due to an increasingly recognized co-morbitity of co-occurring hazardous alcohol use and other mental health-related problems among PWH. This has necessitated a shift in the literature towards trans-diagnostic approaches that target core psychological processes that underlie multiple mental health-related problems. One trans-diagnostic mechanism that is relevant to alcohol and other substance use is experiential avoidance (EA)- i.e., repeated, and maladaptive, use of substances and/or other behaviors to escape or avoid unwanted thoughts, feelings, and/or urges. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) targets EA and is an empirically supported treatment for multiple psychological and behavioral health-related outcomes; however there have not been any full-scale RCTs of ACT for alcohol use among any population, including PWH. The investigators recently adapted a telephone-delivered ACT intervention originally developed for smoking cessation, into an intervention for PWH who drink at unhealthy levels (NIH/NIAAA; R34AA026246). This six-session, telephone-delivered ACT intervention for alcohol use showed high feasibility and acceptability in a pilot RCT conducted by our team. The overall objective of this application is therefore to determine if ACT can significantly reduce alcohol use and comorbid symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among adult PWH who drink at unhealthy levels. The specific aims are: To determine the relative efficacy of ACT, compared to BI, for reducing alcohol use among PWH (Aim 1) and to determine if ACT has an effect on trans-diagnostic processes that in turn affect alcohol use and other psychological and functional outcomes (Aim 2). The investigators will accomplish these aims by: conducting a remote, RCT in which the investigators randomly assign 300 PWH who drink at unhealthy levels to either the ACT intervention the investigators developed (n = 150), or a BI intervention (n = 150) previously shown to reduce alcohol use among PWH. The investigators will assess alcohol-related outcomes-via self-report and a biomarker- at baseline, post-treatment (7 weeks post-baseline), and again 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-randomization. The investigators will also measure EA to determine if it mediates treatment effects for alcohol use and other psychological and functional outcomes, measured at all timepoints.

Recruiting
Has No Placebo

Syracuse University

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GS-1720 + GS-4182 for HIV

18+
All Sexes
West Hollywood, CA

The goal of this clinical study is to learn more about the experimental drugs GS-1720 (an oral, long-acting integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)) and GS-4182 (a prodrug of Lenacapavir (LEN)); to compare the combination of GS-1720 and GS-4182 with the current standard-of-care treatment bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) (Biktarvy), to see if the combination of GS-1720 and GS-4182 is safe and if it works for treating human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in treatment-naive people with HIV-1 (PWH). This study has two phases: Phase 2 and Phase 3. The primary objectives of this study are: Phase 2: To evaluate the efficacy of oral weekly GS-1720 coadministered with GS-4182 versus continuing Biktarvy (BVY) in treatment-naive PWH at Week 24. Phase 3: To evaluate the efficacy of oral weekly GS-1720/GS-4182 fixed-dose combination (FDC) tablet regimen versus continuing BVY in treatment-naive PWH at Week 48.

Phase 2 & 3
Waitlist Available

Mills Clinical Research (+25 Sites)

Gilead Study Director

Gilead Sciences

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