Viramune
OVERDOSE
There is no known antidote for VIRAMUNE overdosage. Cases of VIRAMUNE overdose at doses ranging from 800 to 1800 mg per day for up to 15 days have been reported. Patients have experienced events including edema, erythema nodosum, fatigue, fever, headache, insomnia, nausea, pulmonary infiltrates, rash, vertigo, vomiting and weight decrease. All events subsided following discontinuation of VIRAMUNE.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
VIRAMUNE is contraindicated in patients with moderate or severe (Child Pugh Class B or C, respectively) hepatic impairment [see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS and Use in Specific Populations].
Generic Name: Nevirapine
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