Boceprevir Dosage
This dosage information may not include all the information needed to use Boceprevir safely and effectively. See additional information for Boceprevir.
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Usual Adult Dose for:
Additional dosage information:
Usual Adult Dose for Chronic Hepatitis C
800 mg orally three times daily with food.
Renal Dose Adjustments
No adjustment recommended.
Liver Dose Adjustments
No adjustment recommended.
Dose Adjustments
No dosage adjustment is recommended based on gender, weight, or ethnicity.
Precautions
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) coinfection, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) coinfection, or in organ transplant recipients.
Safety and effectiveness have not been established in pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age).
Dialysis
No adjustment recommended.
Other Comments
Boceprevir must be administered in combination with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin.
Initiate therapy with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for 4 weeks, then start boceprevir.
Boceprevir capsules should be refrigerated at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius (36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit) until dispensed.
