Aptivus and Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride

• Generic Name: tipranavir
• Dosage Forms: capsule, liquid filled, oral solution
• Other Brand Names: Aptivus

Aptivus (tipranavir) is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body.

Aptivus is used together with another drug called ritonavir to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Aptivus is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

• Generic Name: dexrazoxane
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Totect, Zinecard

Reduction of the incidence and severity of cardiomyopathy associated with doxorubicin administration in women with metastatic breast cancer who have received a cumulative doxorubicin dose of ≥300 mg/m2 and would benefit from continued doxorubicin therapy (designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use).

Not recommended for use with initiation of doxorubicin therapy. (See Effectiveness of Cytotoxic Regimens under Cautions.)