Nelfinavir Mesylate and Vivitrol

• Generic Name: nelfinavir
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Viracept

Treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults, adolescents, and pediatric patients ≥2 years of age; usually used in conjunction with 2 HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).

Experts state nelfinavir not recommended for initial treatment regimens in antiretroviral-naive adults and adolescents because of inferior virologic efficacy and high incidence of diarrhea.

For initial treatment in antiretroviral-naive pediatric patients, experts state nelfinavir in conjunction with 2 NRTIs can be considered in children ≥2 years of age, but only in special circumstances when preferred or alternative regimens cannot be used. Safety and efficacy not established in those <2 years of age, and not recommended in this age group because of insufficient data.

• Generic Name: naltrexone
• Dosage Forms: injection
• Other Brand Names: Vivitrol, Depade, ReVia

Vivitrol (naltrexone) blocks the effects of opioid medication, including pain relief or feelings of well-being that can lead to opioid abuse. An opioid is sometimes called a narcotic. Vivitrol is used as part of a treatment program for drug or alcohol dependence.

Vivitrol injection is used to prevent relapse in people who became dependent on opioid medicine and then stopped using it. Naltrexone can help keep you from feeling a "need" to use the opioid.

Vivitrol injection is also used to treat alcoholism by reducing your urge to drink alcohol. This may help you drink less or stop drinking altogether. Naltrexone will not decrease the effects of alcohol you recently consumed. You should not be drinking at the time you receive your first Vivitrol injection.

Naltrexone is not a cure for drug addiction or alcoholism.