Antimicrobials
Nevirapine

Nevirapine

General Information

Oral suspension: 10 mg/mL

  • Obtain medications from the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission kits
  • Call Oak Tree Clinic at 604-875-2250 to inform them of delivery and consultation for monitoring therapy
  • Click here for Oak Tree Clinic Guidelines  
  • For treatment dosing of children living with HIV please contact the Oak Tree Clinic  
  • For infants of Birthing Individual/Mother’s at high risk of HIV, infant medications may be discontinued if maternal HIV infection ruled out (based on maternal HIV diagnostic PCR) in consultation with Oak Tree Clinic  
  • If infant discharged on nevirapine send supply home with caregiver  
  • Can be administered with feeds or on an empty stomach
  • Do not mix nevirapine into formula