Kaletra
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Active Ingredient: lopinavir;ritonavir
Product Overview
About Kaletra
Kaletra is an HIV medicine used in combination with other medicines to treat adults and children from over 14 days of age who are infected with HIV-1. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Kaletra contains two active substances, lopinavir and ritonavir.
What it is used for
Kaletra is used to treat HIV-1 infection.
How it is used
Kaletra is available as tablets, capsules and oral liquid. The capsules and liquid must be taken with food, but the tablets can be taken with or without food. The medicine is taken once or twice daily in adults, and the dose depends on the type of virus the patient is infected with. In children, the dose depends on body weight and height. Kaletra can only be obtained with a prescription and should be prescribed by a doctor with experience treating HIV infection.
How it works
Both active substances in Kaletra are protease inhibitors: they block an enzyme called protease that is involved in the reproduction of HIV. When the enzyme is blocked, the virus does not reproduce normally slowing down its multiplication in the body. In Kaletra, lopinavir provides the activity against the virus while ritonavir mainly works as a ‘booster’ to slow down the rate at which lopinavir is broken down by the liver.
Active substance: lopinavir and ritonavir
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