Nevirapine Oral Suspension

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take this medicine. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• Do not run out of nevirapine oral suspension.
• Have blood work checked as you have been told by the doctor. Talk with the doctor.
• This medicine may affect how much of some other drugs are in your body. If you are taking other drugs, talk with your doctor. You may need to have your blood work checked more closely while taking this medicine with your other drugs.
• This medicine is not a cure for HIV. Stay under the care of your doctor.
• This medicine does not stop the spread of diseases like HIV or hepatitis that are passed through blood or having sex. Do not have any kind of sex without using a latex or polyurethane condom. Do not share needles or other things like toothbrushes or razors. Talk with your doctor.
• This medicine may cause fertility problems. This may affect being able to have children. Talk with the doctor.
• Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control may not work as well to prevent pregnancy. Use some other kind of birth control also like a condom when taking nevirapine oral suspension.
• Use with care in children. Talk with the doctor.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using this medicine while you are pregnant.

Use nevirapine oral suspension as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Take with or without food.
• Shake before use.
• Measure liquid doses carefully. Use the measuring device that comes with this medicine. If there is none, ask the pharmacist for a device to measure nevirapine oral suspension.
• If you use a dosing cup, rinse the rest of the drug in the cup with water after you take your dose and drink.
• It is important that you do not miss or skip a dose of this medicine during treatment.
• Keep taking nevirapine oral suspension as you have been told by your doctor or other health care provider, even if you feel well.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.
• If you miss 7 days of this medicine, call your doctor to find out what to do.

• Store at room temperature.
• Store in a dry place. Do not store in a bathroom.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Check with your pharmacist about how to throw out unused drugs.

NEVIRAPINE (ne VYE ra peen) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It will not stop the spread of HIV to others.

This drug also comes in other forms, including Oral tablet

This drug can cause serious side effects. See which side effects you should report to your doctor right away.

Know how to use your medication, and learn what might happen if you miss a dose.

Talk to your healthcare provider if you have any of these conditions.

Know what to watch for and get tips for reducing your risks while taking this drug.

Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:

• allergic reactions like skin rash, blisters, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
• dark urine
• fever
• general ill feeling or flu-like symptoms
• light-colored stools
• loss of appetite, nausea
• muscle or joint aches
• right upper belly pain
• red or swollen eyes
• redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth
• unusually weak or tired
• yellowing of the eyes or skin

Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):

• diarrhea
• headache
• weight gain around waist, back, or thinning of face, arms, legs

Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:

• itraconazole
• ketoconazole
• rifampin
• rifapentine
• St. John's Wort

This medicine may also interact with the following medications:

• female hormones, like estrogens or progestins and birth control pills, patches, rings, or injections
• cisapride
• clarithromycin
• cyclophosphamide
• cyclosporine
• ergotamine
• fentanyl
• fluconazole
• medicines for blood pressure like diltiazem, nifedipine, verapamil
• medicines for irregular heart beat like amiodarone, disopyramide, lidocaine
• medicines for seizures like carbamazepine, clonazepam, ethosuximide
• methadone
• other medicines for HIV
• rifabutin
• sirolimus
• tacrolimus
• warfarin