CABOTEGRAVIR AND RILPIVIRINE (Cabenuva) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

CABOTEGRAVIR AND RILPIVIRINE

What is the Trade Name for CABOTEGRAVIR AND RILPIVIRINE?

Cabenuva

What are the Indications for CABOTEGRAVIR AND RILPIVIRINE?

• 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE CABENUVA is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL) on a stable antiretroviral regimen with no history of treatment failure and with no known or suspected resistance to either cabotegravir or rilpivirine [see Microbiology ( 12.4 ), Clinical Studies ( 14.1 )] . CABENUVA, a 2-drug co-packaged product of cabotegravir, an HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), and rilpivirine, an HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in those who are virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL) on a stable antiretroviral regimen with no history of treatment failure and with no known or suspected resistance to either cabotegravir or rilpivirine. ( 1 )

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