Types and names of Antiretroviral Drugs

Table assembled by Harvey S. Bartnof, MD, for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Nucleoside Analogs (NA)

Abbrev: AZT
Generic name: zidovudine
Brand name: Retrovir
Adult dose: 200 mg q 8

Abbrev.: ddI
Generic name: didanosine
Brand name: Videx
Adult dose: 167-375 mg q 12

Abbrev.: ddC
Generic name: zalcitabine
Brand name: Hivid
Adult dose: 0.75 mg q 8

Abbrev: d4T
Generic name: stavudine
Brand name: Zerit
Adult dose: 30-40 mg q 12

Abbrev: 3TC
Generic name: lamivudine
Brand name: Epivir
Adult dose: 150 mg q 12

Chemical name: 1592U89

Protease Inhibitors

Generic name: saquinavir
Brand name: Invirase

Generic name: ritonavir
Brand name: Norvir
Adult dose: 600 q 12*

Generic name: indinavir
Brand name: Crixivan
Adult dose: 800 q 8

Generic name: nelfinavir
Brand name: Viracept

Chemical name: 141W94 (VX 478)

Chemical name: KNI-272

Chemical name: ABT-378

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI)

Generic name: nevirapine
Brand name: Viramune

Generic name: delavirdine
Brand name: Rescriptor

Generic name: atevirdine

Generic name: loviride

Chemical name: DMP-266

Chemical name: HBY-097

Chemical name: MKC-442**

Acyclic Nucleotide Analogs

Chemical name: PMPA

Chemical name: PMEA
Generic name: adefovir dipivoxil

Chemical name: GS840

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Bold: FDA-approved for adults

q: every (e.g. 800 mg q 8 means 800 mg every 8 hours)

*: dose escalation is recommended when starting: 300 mg q 12 for 3 days to 400 mg q 12 for 3 days to 500 mg q 12 for 3 days to 600 mg q 12

**: functions as NNRTI although structure is NA