Must dolutegravir be given twice daily when co-administered with rifampicin?

23 Jun 2022
23 Jun 2022

Aida’s model, developed in healthy volunteers confirmed that rifampicin more than doubles dolutegravir’s clearance when

co-administered. She validated her findings amongst people living with HIV and co-infected with Tuberculosis. She also explored an alternative 100 mg once daily regimen for dolutegravir as opposed to the current guidelines of 50 mg twice daily when given with rifampicin. 

Her article titled “Population pharmacokinetic model and alternative dosing regimens for dolutegravir co-administered with rifampicin” is published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy can be found here.