Delavirdine (Oral)

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 29, 2022.

Commonly used brand name(s)

In the U.S.

• Rescriptor

Available Dosage Forms:

• Tablet

Therapeutic Class: Antiretroviral Agent

Pharmacologic Class: Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Uses for delavirdine

Delavirdine is used, in combination with other medicines, in the treatment of the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Delavirdine will not cure or prevent HIV infection or AIDS; however, it helps keep HIV from reproducing and appears to slow down the destruction of the immune system. This may help delay the development of problems usually related to AIDS or HIV disease. Delavirdine will not keep you from spreading HIV to other people. People who receive delavirdine may continue to have other problems usually related to AIDS or HIV disease.

Delavirdine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Before using delavirdine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For delavirdine, the following should be considered:

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to delavirdine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Geriatric

Delavirdine has not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it is not known whether it causes different side effects or problems in the elderly than it does in younger adults.

Breastfeeding

There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.

Interactions with medicines

Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking delavirdine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Using delavirdine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.

• Astemizole
• Carbamazepine
• Cisapride
• Conivaptan
• Dihydroergotamine
• Ergonovine
• Ergotamine
• Fosamprenavir
• Fosphenytoin
• Isavuconazonium Sulfate
• Maraviroc
• Methylergonovine
• Midazolam
• Naloxegol
• Nimodipine
• Phenytoin
• Pimozide
• Primidone
• Rifabutin
• Terfenadine
• Tolvaptan
• Triazolam

Using delavirdine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If bo...