Abacavir (ABC) is a powerful nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used to treat HIV and AIDS. Chemically, it is a synthetic carbocyclic nucleoside and is the enantiomer with 1S, 4R absolute configuration on the cyclopentene ring. In vivo, abacavir sulfate dissociates to its free base, abacavir.
Abacavir is indicated in combination with other anti-retroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. It is available in a combination product alongside dolutegravir and lamivudine for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with HIV-1 who weigh ≥10 kg.
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
OLVG, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Maasstad ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT), Bangkok, Thailand
Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas (12101), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
University of North Carolina Lilongwe CRS (12001), Lilongwe, Malawi
Soweto ACTG CRS (12301), Johannesburg, South Africa
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Aarhus University Hospital, Århus N, Denmark
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