What it is used for
- Treating HIV infection together with other medicines
- Used in first-line or later treatment plans, as the doctor decides
How it is used
- Take it by mouth every day exactly as your doctor prescribed.
- Do not miss doses or stop without talking to your doctor.
- Your doctor decides the dose.
Before and while using it
- It can cause a serious allergic reaction; see a doctor at once about fever, rash, vomiting or breathlessness.
- If stopped because of an allergic reaction, never take it again.
- Tell your doctor if you have liver or heart problems.
- Tell your doctor about all other medicines you take.
Get medical help straight away if
- Your face, lips or tongue swell, or you find it hard to breathe.
- You get a severe rash, blistering or peeling skin.
- A side effect worries you or doesn’t go away: contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Questions about this medicine?
Talk to a doctor by video, or send your question by text.
Source: National drug formulary 2023, page 110
This guide is general information and doesn’t replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Don’t start, stop or change a medicine without asking them, and always read the leaflet in the pack.