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. 2011 May;71(5):659–671. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03784.x

Table 2.

HIV drugs associated with drug hypersensitivity

Class Drug Reaction Hepatotoxicity Frequency
NRTI Zidovudine Exanthema Not reported Rare
Abacavir Exanthema, HSR Elevated LFTs hepatitis, liver failure 2.3–9% [23]
Emtricitabine Rash Elevated LFTs 17% [134]
NNRTIs Efavirenz SJS, TENExanthema, Elevated LFTs 0.1% [135] 4.6–20% [129]
Nevirapine Exanthema, TEN, SJS, HSR, Elevated LFTs immune mediated hepatitis, liver failure 17–32% [49] 0.3–2% [49] 2–10% discontinuation [9]
Etravirine Rash, SJS, TEN Elevated LFTs 16% [136] 2% discontinuation [72]
PIs Tipranavir Rash, dyslipidaemia Elevated LFTs s, toxic hepatitis 2–14% [85] 2–6.4% [87]
Atazanavir Rash Hyperbilirubinaemia 6% [137]
Fosamprenavir Rash, HSR Elevated LFTs 1–19% [79] Discontinuation <1%
Lopinavir Rash Elevated LFTs 2–4% [77]
Darunavir Rash, HSR Elevated LFTs 6.7% [138] Rare
Entry inhibitors Enfuvirtide Injection site reactions, HSR Not reported Rare
Maraviroc Rash, cough, Elevated LFTs Rash [91,139]

HSR, hypersensitivity reaction; SJS, Stevens-Johnson syndrome; TEN, toxic epidermal necrolysis; LFTs, liver function tests.