Abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine and Alcohol/Food Interactions

Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.

Dolutegravir and multivitamin with minerals should not be taken orally at the same time. Products that contain aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium and/or other minerals may interfere with the absorption of dolutegravir and reduce its effectiveness in treating HIV infection. You should take dolutegravir at least two hours before or six hours after the multivitamin with minerals dose. When taken with food, dolutegravir and supplements or multivitamins containing calcium or iron can be taken at the same time. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns, or if you have trouble separating the dosing times. Your doctor may be able to prescribe alternatives that do not interact. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.

Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.

NRTIs - pancreatitis

The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, didanosine, stavudine, and lamivudine, may cause pancreatitis. The incidence is generally low but is up to 7% with didanosine, and up to 18% in pediatric patients given lamivudine. Patients with a history of or known risk factors for pancreatitis (such as alcohol abuse or hypertriglyceridemia) should be monitored closely during therapy with these agents. Therapy should be discontinued at the first signs/symptoms suggestive of pancreatitis (e.g., nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hyperamylasemia with dysglycemia, rising triglycerides, decreasing serum calcium), and preferably permanently discontinued if clinical pancreatitis develops.

abacavir - cardiovascular disease

Some clinical trials have reported increased risk of myocardial infarction in patients treated with abacavir. Although some of the findings are inconclusive, as a precaution, the underlying risk of coronary heart disease should be assessed before therapy, and action should be taken to minimize all modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking, etc.

abacavir - cardiovascular disease

Some clinical trials have reported increased risk of myocardial infarction in patients treated with abacavir. Although some of the findings are inconclusive, as a precaution, the underlying risk of coronary heart disease should be assessed before therapy, and action should be taken to minimize all modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, smoking, etc.