General Information about VIRAMUNEDosingImportant Safety InformationCD4+ Cell Count Initiation Criteria

CD4+ Cell Count Initiation Criteria

VIRAMUNE should be initiated according to the CD4+ cell count criteria (VIRAMUNE PI)

Life-threatening and fatal hepatotoxicity has occurred in patients receiving VIRAMUNE. Any patient can experience hepatic events; however, female gender and higher CD4+ cell counts at initiation of therapy place patients at greatest risk. (VIRAMUNE PI)

CD4+ cell counts in treatment-naive patients at the initiation of any ARV
therapy in men and women (Data on file. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

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