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raltegravir (Isentress®)

 

Following a limited submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended with restrictions

Raltegravir (Isentress®) 100 mg granules for oral suspension, in combination with other anti-retroviral medicinal products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adults, adolescents, children, toddlers and infants from the age of four weeks are recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales. Raltegravir (Isentress®) 100 mg granules for oral suspension should be restricted for use in patients who are resistant or intolerant to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) or protease inhibitors (PIs), or for whom these options are compromised due to drug–drug interactions.

 Final Recommendation: raltegravir (Isentress) 2366 (PDF, 216Kb)
 Appraisal Report: raltegravir (Isentress) 2366 (PDF, 55Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name raltegravir (Isentress®)
Formulation 100 mg granules for oral suspension
Reference number 2366
Indication

Treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adults, adolescents, children, toddlers and infants from the age of four weeks

Company Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd
BNF chapter Infections
Assessment type Limited
Status Recommended with restrictions
Advice number 3515
NMG meeting date 07/10/2015
AWMSG meeting date 11/11/2015
Ratification by Welsh Government 09/12/2015
Date of issue 10/12/2015
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