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Trade names | Lexiva, Telzir |
Other names | Fosamprenavir calcium (USAN US) |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a604012 |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Bioavailability | Unknown |
Protein binding | 90% |
Metabolism | Hydrolysed to amprenavir and phosphate in GI tract epithelium |
Elimination half-life | 7.7 hours |
Excretion | Fecal (as metabolites of amprenavir) |
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Formula | C25H36N3O9PS |
Molar mass | 585.61 g·mol−1 |
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Fosamprenavir (FPV), sold under the brand names Lexiva and Telzir, is a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS.[3][4] It is a prodrug of the protease inhibitor and antiretroviral drug amprenavir.[5] It is marketed by ViiV Healthcare as the calcium salt.[3][4]
Fosamprenavir was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2003,[6] and in the European Union in July 2004.[4] The human body metabolizes fosamprenavir in order to form amprenavir, which is the active ingredient.[3]
A head-to-head study with lopinavir showed the two drugs to have comparable potency, but patients on fosamprenavir tended to have a higher serum cholesterol.[7]