title: Plasma lopinavir trough levels in a group of pregnant women on lopinavir, ritonavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine.
abstract: During pregnancy, the absorption of antiretroviral drugs may not be optimal, therefore a prospective study was conducted to investigate the plasma levels of lopinavir in 26 HIV-infected pregnant women. Plasma lopinavir levels were examined in specimens obtained 12 h post-dose. The lopinavir level was found to be subtherapeutic in four women (15.4%); one patient who discontinued treatment and three (13.6%) with therapeutic levels of lopinavir had detectable HIV viral loads at the time of therapeutic drug monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Whittall Street Clinic/Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Kaveh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manavi
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Sharqui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061466:Lopinavir; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019438:Ritonavir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019562:Viral Load; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D061466:Lopinavir; D019259:Lamivudine; D015215:Zidovudine; D019438:Ritonavir