Ritonavir users put on liquid diet
Cadman, J.
Gmhc Treatment Issues the Gay Men's Health Crisis Newsletter of Experimental Aids Therapies 12(7-8): 15-16
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1077-1824 PMID: 11365620 Document Number: 487410
Abbott Laboratories has announced that production problems are halting the manufacturing of the capsule formulation of Ritonavir (Norvir), although the oral formulation of the drug continues to be available. New batches of the capsule started crystallizing, and Ritonavir crystals slow down the rate at which the drug is dissolved and absorbed. Abbott Laboratories is currently working to remedy the manufacturing problem. The oral form of the drug can be easily substituted, but it has a bitter taste and a high alcohol content. Suggestions for making oral Ritonavir more palatable and guidelines for storing the drug are provided.