Medicine guide

Kivexa

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  • Prescription status not stated
  • Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Active substance
Abacavir;lamivudine
Made by
ViiV Healthcare BV

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • Kivexa is indicated in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in adults, adolescents and children weighing at least 25 kg. Before initiating treatment with abacavir, screening for carriage of the HLA-B*5701 allele should be performed in any HIV-infected patient, irrespective of racial origin. Abacavir should not be used in patients known to carry the HLA-B*5701 allele.

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

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Details

Made byViiV Healthcare BV
Active substanceAbacavir;lamivudine
Used inAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
ClassificationJ05AR02 · Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Authorised on2004-12-16
Last updated by the regulator2026-01-19
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/000581

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).