Following a limited submission
AWMSG advice |
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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. |
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Medicine details |
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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 |
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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 |