Racivir

This drug entry is a stub and has not been fully annotated. It is scheduled to be annotated soon.

Identification

Generic Name

Racivir

DrugBank Accession Number

DB12753

Background

Racivir, also known as RCV, is an oxothiolane nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor similar to emtricitabine and lamivudine. Racivir is a 50:50 mixture of emtricitabine Emtricitabine and its positive enantiomer. Racivir has been used in trials studying the prevention of HIV Infections.

Type

Small Molecule

Groups

Investigational

Synonyms

(+/-)-Emtricitabine
RCV

External IDs

PSI-5004

Pharmacology

Indication

Not Available

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Contraindications & Blackbox Warnings

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Pharmacodynamics

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Mechanism of action

Target	Actions	Organism
UReverse transcriptase/RNaseH	inhibitor	Human immunodeficiency virus 1

Absorption

Not Available

Volume of distribution

Not Available

Protein binding

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Route of elimination

Not Available

Half-life

Not Available

Clearance

Not Available

Adverse Effects

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Toxicity

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Pathways

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Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs

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Interactions

Drug Interactions

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Drug	Interaction
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Adenovirus type 7 vaccine live	The therapeutic efficacy of Adenovirus type 7 vaccine live can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Anthrax vaccine	The therapeutic efficacy of Anthrax vaccine can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain connaught live antigen	The therapeutic efficacy of Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain connaught live antigen can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain russian BCG-I live antigen	The therapeutic efficacy of Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain russian BCG-I live antigen can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain tice live antigen	The therapeutic efficacy of Bacillus calmette-guerin substrain tice live antigen can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
BCG vaccine	The therapeutic efficacy of BCG vaccine can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Human adenovirus e serotype 4 strain cl-68578 antigen	The therapeutic efficacy of Human adenovirus e serotype 4 strain cl-68578 antigen can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Rubella virus vaccine	The therapeutic efficacy of Rubella virus vaccine can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Typhoid Vaccine Live	The therapeutic efficacy of Typhoid Vaccine Live can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.
Varicella zoster vaccine (live/attenuated)	The therapeutic efficacy of Varicella zoster vaccine (live/attenuated) can be decreased when used in combination with Racivir.