How to Take Atazanavir and it's Dose

Creator: Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy
Keywords: How to Take Atazanavir Drug , dose Atazanavir, medindia

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Sree Mohana Preetha, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a capsule to take by mouth, with food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

Initial – Adult- the recommended dose is 300 mg with ritonavir 100 mg once daily as single dose.
The recommended dose is 400 mg (without ritonavir) once daily.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

It should not be co-administered with antimycobacterials, antineoplastics, benzodiazepines, ergot derivatives, GI Motility Agent, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, neuroleptic, PDE5 inhibitor and contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity.