Advice

Following an abbreviated submission

Lopinavir 200 mg, ritonavir 50 mg tablet (Kaletra) is accepted for use in NHS Scotland for the treatment of HIV-1 infected adults and children above the age of 2 years, in combination with other antiretroviral agents.

For patients for whom this drug combination is appropriate, it is associated with a reduced pill burden compared to an existing solid oral dose formulation containing these drugs at no increased cost.

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Medicine details

Medicine name:
lopinavir 200 mg, ritonavir 50 mg tablet (Kaletra)
SMC ID:
326/06
Indication:
HIV-1
Pharmaceutical company
Abbott Laboratories Limited
BNF chapter
Infections
Submission type
Abbreviated
Status
Accepted
Date advice published
13 November 2006