Antiretroviral Guidelines

US DHHS Guidelines with Australian commentary

Characteristics of the CCR5 Antagonist

Last Updated: October 25, 2018; Last Reviewed: October 25, 2018

Generic Name 
(Abbreviation)
Trade Name		 Formulations Dosing Recommendationsa Serum Half-Life Elimination/
Metabolic Pathway		 Adverse Eventsb
Maraviroc 
(MVC)
Selzentry		 Selzentry:
  • 150 and 300 mg tablets
 Selzentry:
  • 150 mg BID when given with drugs that are strong CYP3A inhibitors (with or without CYP3A inducers), including PIs (except TPV/r)
  • 300 mg BID when given with NRTIs, T-20, TPV/r, NVP, RAL, and other drugs that are not strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers
  • 600 mg BID when given with drugs that are CYP3A inducers, including EFV, ETR, etc. (without a CYP3A inhibitor)
Take without regard to meals.		 14-18 hours CYP3A4 substrate
  • Abdominal pain
  • Cough
  • Dizziness
  • Musculoskeletal symptoms
  • Pyrexia
  • Rash
  • Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Hepatotoxicity, which may be preceded by severe rash or other signs of systemic allergic reactions
  • Orthostatic hypotension, especially in patients with severe renal insufficiency
a For dosage adjustment in patients with hepatic insufficiency, see Appendix B, Table 8. 
b Also see Table 15. 

Key to Acronyms: BID = twice daily; CYP = cytochrome P; EFV = efavirenz; ETR = etravirine; MVC = maraviroc; NRTI = nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NVP = nevirapine; PI = protease inhibitor; RAL = raltegravir; T-20 = enfuvirtide; TPV/r = tipranavir/ritonavir