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Epivir is an oral nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is used with other antiretroviral medications to treat HIV-1 infection.
Lamivudine is the Epivir generic.
The instructions that come with your Epivir prescription should be carefully read and followed. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns.
Epivir is available as 150 mg and 300 mg tablets. The oral solution is 10 mg per mL.
Adults:
300 mg by mouth once a day. You can either take one 300 mg tablet once a day or a 150 mg tablet twice a day, with or without food.
Pediatric Patients 3 Months or Older:
Taken either once or twice daily, with or without food. Dose will be determined based on body weight. 300 mg daily should not be exceeded.
Patients with Renal Impairment:
Dose will be adjusted depending on kidney function.
The active ingredient contained in Epivir is lamivudine. Inactive ingredients in the 150 mg tablet include hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate, and titanium dioxide. Inactive ingredients in the 300 mg tablet include black iron oxide, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, sodium starch glycolate, and titanium dioxide. Inactive ingredients in the oral solution include artificial strawberry and banana flavors, citric acid (anhydrous), methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, sodium citrate (dihydrate), and sucrose (200 mg).
Do not take Epivir if you have an allergy to lamivudine or any other ingredients contained in Epivir.
WARNING: LACTIC ACIDOSIS AND SEVERE HEPATOMEGALY, EXACERBATIONS OF HEPATITIS B, and DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF EPIVIR See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning.
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Epivir medication side effects that may occur in adults with the use of Epivir include headache, nausea, fatigue, nasal signs and symptoms, diarrhea, and cough.
The most common side effects in children are fever and cough.
Contact your doctor if side effects persist or become bothersome.
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EPIVIR (lamivudine). Research Triangle Park, NC: GlaxoSmithKline; 2017.