Advice

Following a full submission

atazanavir (Reyataz) is accepted for use within NHS Scotland in antiretroviral treatment naïve HIV-1 infected adults in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products.

The combination of atazanavir and ritonavir was non-inferior to a standard boosted protease inhibitor regimen in treatment naïve HIV patients. The combined regimen was associated with lower incidences of diarrhoea and lipid adverse-effects and a higher incidence of hyperbilirubinaemia in this patient population.

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Medicine details

Medicine name:
atazanavir (Reyataz)
SMC ID:
520/08
Indication:
HIV-1 infected adults
Pharmaceutical company
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd
BNF chapter
Infections
Submission type
Full
Status
Accepted
Date advice published
08 December 2008