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Isentress(raltegravir)

Isentress 25 MG Chewable Tablet

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Dosage & Administration

ISENTRESS and ISENTRESS HD can be administered with or without food .

Do not substitute ISENTRESS chewable tablets or ISENTRESS for oral suspension for the ISENTRESS 400 mg or 600 mg film-coated tablet.

See specific dosing guidance for chewable tablets and the formulation for oral suspension .

Adults

* Treatment-naïve patients or patients who are virologically suppressed on an initial regimen of ISENTRESS 400 mg twice daily:
* 1200 mg (2 × 600 mg) film-coated tablet orally, once daily or
* 400 mg film-coated tablet orally, twice daily .

* Treatment-experienced patients:
* 400 mg film-coated tablet orally, twice daily .

* During coadministration with rifampin in adults, 800 mg (2 × 400 mg) twice daily .

Pediatrics

* If weighing at least 40 kg, and either
* treatment-naïve patients or
* patients who are virologically suppressed on an initial regimen of ISENTRESS 400 mg twice daily:
* 1200 mg (2 × 600 mg) film-coated tablet orally, once daily or
* 400 mg film-coated tablet orally, twice daily or
* 300 mg (3 × 100 mg) chewable tablets, twice daily .

* If weighing at least 25 kg: One 400 mg film-coated tablet orally, twice daily. If unable to swallow a tablet, consider the chewable tablet, as specified in Table 2 .
* If weighing at least 3 kg to less than 25 kg: Weight-based dosing using the chewable tablet or oral suspension, as specified in Table 4 .
* For neonates (birth to 4 weeks [28 days] of age): Weight-based dosing of the oral suspension as specified in Table 5 .

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Overview

Reduce patient OOP costs for drug (and occasionally for drug administration/infusion costs or drug-related test costs)

Patient benefit

A portion (or all) of patient OOP (deductible, copay), typically up to monthly and/or annual max

Patient eligibility

Patient must enroll or activate (may permit HCPs to enroll on patient’s behalf for HCP-administered drugs)
Generally, must have commercial insurance (rarely, may permit uninsured patients to use)
May never be used with government insurance

How to sign up

Cards may be downloadable digital cards or hard copies
Some pharmacos offer debit cards with pre-loaded copay benefit
Typically, available through multiple channels (e.g., rep to HCP to patient; pharmacy to patient; patient via website, Hub live agent, or copay vendor (live agent or IVR); patient and HCP via Hub enrollment form)
Some HCP-administered product programs permit HCPs to enroll on a patient’s behalf through via Hub form

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Instructions For Use (Oral Suspension): HIV

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About Isentress HD

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Isentress FAQs

How is the dosage of Isentress?Isentress is available in 5 dosages, including 100 mg Granules, 100 mg Tab, 25 mg Tab, 400 mg Tab and 600 mg Tab

What does Isentress treat?Isentress treats HIV Infections

What is Isentress made of?Isentress contains raltegravir which is a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor

How Is Isentress Administered?Isentress is administered as a Oral Suspension Granules, Chewable or Oral Pill

What Are The Isentress Mechanism Of Action?Isentress mechanism of action is HIV Integrase Inhibitors

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