Ritonavir

Ritonavir is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body. Ritonavir is used together with other antiviral medicines to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Ritonavir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

Introduction

Generic name: Ritonavir

Dosage forms: oral powder for reconstitution (100 mg); oral solution (80 mg/mL); oral tablet (100 mg)

Drug classes: Antiviral boosters, Protease inhibitors

Ritomax 100mg Tablet

  • Ritomax 100mg Tablet is an antiviral or antiretroviral medicine. It is used in the treatment of HIV infection. It stops the virus from producing new viruses and clears up your infection.

  • Ritomax 100mg Tablet should be taken with food, as this increases the absorption of the medicine into the body. You should take it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor.

  • Taking it at the same time every day will help you to remember to take it. Do not stop taking it until you have finished the complete course, even when you feel better.

  • If you stop taking this medicine too early then infection may return or worsen.

  • Some people may experience taste changes, headache, nausea, and diarrhea as side effects of this medicine.

  • Please consult your doctor if these side effects persist for a longer duration. Inform your doctor if you have diabetes as it can increase sugar levels in the blood.

Directions for use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ritomax 100mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How it works

Ritomax 100mg Tablet is an anti-HIV medication. It works by interfering with an enzyme (protease), which is required by HIV-infected cells to make new viruses. This stops the production of new viruses.

Side effects

Ritonavir may cause serious side effects. Call your doctor at once if you have:

  • Irregular heartbeats, or a light-headed feeling (like you might pass out)

  • Easy bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin

  • Signs of a kidney stone–pain in your side or lower back, blood in your urine, painful or difficult urination

  • High blood sugar–increased thirst, increased urination, hunger, dry mouth, fruity breath odor

  • Signs of liver or pancreas problems–loss of appetite, upper stomach pain (that may spread to your back), nausea, vomiting, dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Ritonavir affects your immune system, which may cause certain side effects (even weeks or months after you’ve taken this medicine). Tell your doctor if you have:

  • Signs of a new infection–fever, night sweats, swollen glands, cold sores, cough, wheezing, diarrhea, weight loss

  • Trouble speaking or swallowing, problems with balance or eye movement, weakness or prickly feeling

  • Swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid), menstrual changes, impotence.

Common side effects of ritonavir may include:

-Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea

  • Numbness or tingling in your hands or feet or around your mouth

  • Feeling weak or tired;

  • Rash

  • Changes in the shape or location of body fat (especially in your arms, legs, face, neck, breasts, and waist).

Warnings

Tell your doctor about all your other medicines. Some drugs should not be used with ritonavir.

What drugs will affect ritonavir?

  • Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medicines at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you use, which may increase side effects or make the medicines less effective.

  • Many drugs can affect ritonavir, and some drugs should not be used at the same time. Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed here.

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