title: Antiviral therapy for HIV patients with renal insufficiency.
abstract: Patients with HIV infection and HIV-related opportunistic infections are treated extensively with a spectrum of drugs. Introduction of new antiretroviral drugs, such as protease inhibitors and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in addition to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, has created exciting dimensions in treatment strategies. Renal dysfunction is also common in HIV-infected patients. Because some drugs used in HIV are primarily excreted unchanged by the kidney, dose adjustments are necessary in patients with renal insufficiency. Drugs such as foscarnet, cidofovir and adefovir are directly nephrotoxic, whereas acyclovir can crystallize in the kidneys, and indinavir may cause nephrolithiasis. This paper reviews the impact of renal insufficiency on pharmacokinetics of antiviral drugs used in HIV disease and discusses dosage recommendations needed to avoid toxicity. Finally, we summarize the effects of dialysis on removal of these drugs.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jayasekara
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Aweeka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kalayjian
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gambertoglio
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors