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Lamivudine.
Structure
Lamivudine BABY tablets:
- 6 mg - Stavudine;
- 30 mg - Lamivudine;
Lamivudine JUNIOR tablets:
- 12 mg - Stavudine;
- 60 mg - Lamivudine;
Without a Prescription
Lamivudine BABY/JUNIOR is prescribed for use during the 14-day lead-in dosing period of nevirapine, in children (weight < 30 kg)
initiating therapy with Triomune Baby/Junior.
Dosage
For children < 30 kg:
3-<6 kg 1 tablet Triomune Baby in the morning + 1 tablet Lamivudine Baby in the evening
6-<10 kg 1 tablets Triomune Baby in the morning + 1 tablets Lamivudine Baby in the evening
10-<15 kg 1 tablet Triomune Junior in the morning + 1 tablet Lamivudine Junior in the evening
15-<20 kg 1 tablet Triomune Junior in the morning + 1 tablets Lamivudine Junior in the evening
20-<25 kg 1 tablets Triomune Junior in the morning + 1 tablets Lamivudine Junior in the evening
25-<30 kg 2 tablets Triomune Junior in the morning + 2 tablets Lamivudine Junior in the evening
Following this 14-day lead-in dose, treatment with Triomune Baby/Junior twice daily may be carried out in the absence of
any hypersensitivity reactions to nevirapine, such as rash, liver function test abnormalities.
Chronic dosage schedule for Triomune Baby/Junior:
3-6 kg 1 tablet Triomune Baby bid
6-10 kg 1 tablets Triomune Baby bid
10-15 kg 1 tablet Triomune Junior bid
15-20 kg 1 tablet Triomune Junior in the morning and 1 tablets Triomune Junior in the evening
20-25 kg 1 tablets Triomune Junior bid
25-30 kg 2 tablets Triomune Junior bid
For children > 30 kg
For children weighing > 30 kg, Lamivudine 30 should be administered to patients who are initiating therapy with Triomune-30. This
is to be followed by Triomune-30 twice daily in the absence of any hypersensitivity reactions as given in Table 5 .
> 30kg 1 tablet Lamivudine 30 in the morning + 1 tablet Triomune-30 in the evening
Chronic dosage schedule for Triomune-30
> 30 kg 1 tablet Triomune-30 bid
Contraindications
Lamivudine Baby/Junior is contraindicated in patients with clinically significant hypersensitivity to any of the components
contained in the formulation.
Form
Strip of 10 tablets.
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