Table 5.
Hepatotoxicity of highly active anti-retroviral therapy drugs and guidelines for their use in patients with liver disease
Group | Drug | Dose adjustment |
NRTI | Didanosine | Use cautiously |
NNRTI | Delavirdine, Efavirenz, Nevirapine | Caution with hepatic impairment |
PIs | Lopinavir, Nelfinavir, Ritonavir, Saquinavir | Caution with hepatic impairment |
Atazanavir | Reduce 25% of dose in patients with CTP stage B and C | |
Indinavir | Reduce dose by 25% in CTP stage B and C | |
Tipranavir | Avoid in patients with CTP stage B or C | |
Fosamprenavir | Avoid in patients with CTP stage C | |
Darunavir | Avoid in patients with CTP stage C |