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Abacavir

Abacavir (Ziagen) is a prescription antiretroviral medicine used alongside other treatments as part of HIV Management to treat HIV-1 infection. This single-product catalogue page covers the one listed Ziagen formulation.

Ziagen

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) Infection

300mg

Abacavir tablets for HIV-1 infection. It is usually used with other antiretrovirals, not alone.

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Key points

  • The catalogue contains one product: Ziagen, a 300 mg tablet marketed by ViiV Healthcare.
  • Abacavir may cause a hypersensitivity reaction that requires stopping the medicine immediately if fever or rash occurs.
  • Abacavir is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a class of antiretroviral medicine.

How Abacavir works

Abacavir blocks an enzyme called reverse transcriptase, which HIV-1 needs to make new copies of itself. By stopping this enzyme, abacavir reduces the amount of virus in the body and supports the immune system.

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