• HIV-1 infection in combination with ≥2 additional antiretroviral agents in documented NNRTI resistance:
    • Adults:
      • PO 200mg BD
    • 2 years to 18 years and >10kg:
      • 10-20kg: 100mg BD
      • 21-25kg: 125mg BD
      • 25-30kg: 150mg BD
      • >30kg: 200mg BD
  • Tablet:
    • 25mg
    • 100mg
  • To be taken after meals

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)

It binds directly to reverse transcriptase and blocks RNA and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities by causing a disruption of the enzyme’s catalytic sites in HIV 1

  • Rash
  • Diarrhea in pediatric patients
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Elevated ALT/AST
  • Elevated creatine
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypertriglyceridemia
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Lipodystrophy
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • Breastfeeding
  • Artemether/lumefantrine
  • Carbamazepine
  • Cariprazine
  • Cobimetinib
  • Doravirine
  • Efavirenz
  • Elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir
  • Ergonovine
  • Fosamprenavir
  • Indinavir
  • Isavuconazonium
  • Lonafarnib
  • Lorlatinib
  • Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
  • Lumefantrine
  • Mavacamten
  • Naloxegol
  • Nelfinavir
  • Nevirapine
  • Ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir
  • Pacritinib
  • Panobinostat
  • Phenobarbital
  • Praziquantel
  • Regorafenib
  • Rifampin
  • Rilpivirine
  • Roflumilast
  • Tipranavir
  • Vandetanib
  • Velpatasvir

                          Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Category B
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Intelence 25mg Tablet 120’s Janssen-Cilag Phillips Therapeutics
Intelence 100mg Tablet 120’s Janssen-Cilag Phillips Therapeutics