Fosamprenavir and Gallium Nitrate

• Generic Name: fosamprenavir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Lexiva, Telzir

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

Fosamprenavir is used to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Fosamprenavir is for use in adults and children who are at least 4 weeks old. fosamprenavir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

Fosamprenavir may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: gallium nitrate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ganite

Used in conjunction with adequate hydration for the management of symptomatic hypercalcemia associated with malignant neoplasms in patients whose hypercalcemia is not adequately managed with conventional methods of treatment (e.g., hydration alone); designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use.

More conservative measures than gallium therapy (e.g., hydration alone or combined with diuretics) generally are used for mild or asymptomatic hypercalcemia.

Has been used alone and in combination with other antineoplastic agents for the treatment of advanced or metastatic bladder carcinoma; however, other agents are preferred.