Synthivan 300 mg/100 mg (Atazanavir/Ritonavir)

• HIV infection

In HIV infection

Synthivan Tablet decreases the amount of HIV in your body. It helps control the infection and makes your immune system work better. This ensures that you live a long and healthy life. It is usually given in combination with other medicines. Avoid skipping doses and follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit.

• Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

  Common side effects of Synthivan

  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of feet and hand)
  • Jaundice
  • Rash
  • Scleral icterus
  • Muscle pain
  • Fever
  • Depression
  • Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
  • Dizziness
  • Elevated serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
  • Elevated serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
  • Increased bilirubin in the blood
  • Increased lipase in the blood
  • Elevated creatinine kinase
  • Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
  • Increased triglyceride level in blood
  • Increased glucose level in blood
  • Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
  • Low blood platelets

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Synthivan Tablet is to be taken with food.

Synthivan Tablet is a combination of two anti-HIV medicines: Atazanavir and Ritonavir. They work by interfering with an enzyme (protease), which is required by HIV-infected cells to make new viruses. This stops the production of new viruses.