ritonavir
Sign in to saveRitonavir, sold under the brand name Norvir, is an antiretroviral medication used along with other medications to treat HIV/AIDS. This combination treatment is known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Ritonavir is a protease inhibitor, though it now mainly serves to boost the potency of other protease inhibitors. It may also be used in combination with other medications to treat hepatitis C and COVID-19. It is taken by mouth.
Key facts
- Drug.StdInChI
- 1S/C37H48N6O5S2/c1-24(2)33(42-36(46)43(5)20-29-22-49-35(40-29)25(3)4)34(45)39-28(16-26-12-8-6-9-13-26)18-32(44)31(17-27-14-10-7-11-15-27)41-37(47)48-21-30-19-38-23-50-30/h6-15,19,22-25,28,31-33,44H,16-18,20-21H2,1-5H3,(H,39,45)(H,41,47)(H,42,46)/t28-,31-,32-,33-/m0/s1
- Drug.StdInChIKey
- NCDNCNXCDXHOMX-XGKFQTDJSA-N
- Drug.image
- Ritonavir structure.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 275
- Drug.image2
- Ritonavir-from-xtal-Mercury-3D-balls.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Norvir
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a696029
- Drug.licence_EU
- yes
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Ritonavir
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- B3
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- J05
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AE03
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_UK
- POM
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Research
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16 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- HIV
- COVID-19
- Other uses
- Side effects
- Adverse drug reactions
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- History
- Polymorphism and temporary market withdrawal
- Society and culture
- Economics
- References
- Further reading
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