Generic name:abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine [ a-BAK-a-vir, DOE-loo-TEG-ra-vir, la-MIV-ue-deen ]
Drug class:Antiviral combinations
What is Triumeq?
Triumeq contain a combination of abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine. Abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine are antiviral medications that prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body.
Triumeq is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This medicine is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.
Triumeq is for use in adults and children who weigh at least 22 pounds (10 kilograms).
Triumeq should not be used by itself in those who are resistant to certain types of medicine.
Warnings
You should not take Triumeq if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any medicine that contains abacavir, or if you have a gene variation called HLA-B*5701 allele. Also, you should not use this medicine if you have moderate or severe liver disease, or if you are also taking dofetilide (Tikosyn).
Stop using Triumeq and call your doctor at once if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to this medicine: fever; rash; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain; general ill feeling, extreme tiredness, body aches; shortness of breath, cough, sore throat.<...
