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GlossaryRitonavir

antiretroviral drug that inhibits HIV protease enzyme

Ritonavir is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and manage HIV/AIDS. It works by inhibiting the protease enzyme, which is essential for the virus to replicate. Often used in combination with other antiretrovirals, ritonavir can boost their effectiveness by increasing their concentration in the blood.

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research Generalized Hair Loss Induced by Indinavir Plus Ritonavir Therapy

17 citations, August 2002 in “AIDS”

Indinavir and ritonavir therapy can cause reversible hair loss.

research Alopecia Associated With Ritonavir-Boosted Atazanavir Therapy

7 citations, June 2007 in “AIDS”

A man's hair loss was linked to his HIV medication, which improved after changing drugs.

research Alopecia Induced by Lopinavir Plus Ritonavir Therapy in an HIV Patient

5 citations, July 2007 in “PubMed”

An HIV patient's complete hair loss was reversed after switching from lopinavir/ritonavir to nelfinavir.

Matters of the HAART: Ritonavir Induced CYP3A4 Inhibition of Intranasal Fluticasone Leading to Cushing's Syndrome

research Matters of the HAART: Ritonavir Induced CYP3A4 Inhibition of Intranasal Fluticasone Leading to Cushing's Syndrome

1 citations, October 2023 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society”

HIV medication ritonavir can increase the effects of nasal sprays like fluticasone, causing Cushing's syndrome.

research Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency Due to an Interaction Between Fluticasone and Ritonavir

1 citations, May 2021 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society”

A woman developed Cushing syndrome and adrenal insufficiency from using fluticasone and ritonavir together.

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