title: Nevirapine pharmacokinetics in pregnant women and in their infants after in utero exposure.
abstract: The safety, toxicity and pharmacokinetics of nevirapine were studied in HIV-infected pregnant women beginning chronic therapy late in the third trimester and in their infants. Initial dose pharmacokinetic profiles in the pregnant women were similar to those seen in nonpregnant adults. Serum nevirapine concentrations fell below the 100-ng/ml target concentration by Day 7 of life in four infants, suggesting that nevirapine elimination is accelerated in these infants compared with newborns whose mothers receive only a single intrapartum nevirapine dose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirochnick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siminski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lugo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D019829:Nevirapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D019829:Nevirapine