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How to Take Zalcitabine and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - S. Hemamalini, B. Pharm

Last Updated on Dec 27, 2011

It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, on an empty stomach.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

PO- The recommended regimen is one 0.750 mg tablet 3 times per day.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Zalcitabine

This medication is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI), prescribed for HIV infection.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Zalcitabine

International :

Hivid

Last Updated on Dec 27, 2011

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