Generic name (abbreviation)Trade nameStandard dosageCommon side effectsCost (generic)*
NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS
Didanosine (ddI)Videx200 mg twice daily (125 mg twice daily if patient weighs < 60 kg)Peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis$186 (116)
Lamivudine (3TC)Epivir150 mg twice dailyNausea230
Stavudine (d4T)Zerit40 mg twice daily (30 mg twice daily if patient weighs < 60 kg)Peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis243 (234)
Zalcitabine (ddC)Hivid≥ 60 kg: 0.75 mg 3 times dailyPeripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis207
Zidovudine (AZT, ZDV)Retrovir200 mg 3 times daily or 300 mg twice dailyAnemia, neutropenia, nausea, headache287
NONNUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS
DelavirdineRescriptor400 mg 3 times dailyRash266
NevirapineViramune200 mg once daily for 14 days, then 200 mg twice dailyRash248
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
IndinavirCrixivan800 mg every 8 hoursNephrolithiasis450
NelfinavirViracept750 mg 3 times dailyDiarrhea559
RitonavirNorvir600 mg twice dailyNausea, abdominal discomfort, circumoral paresthesias, hypertriglyceridemia668
SaquinavirInvirase600 mg 3 times dailyDiarrhea, abdominal discomfort, nausea572
Fortovase1,200 mg 3 times dailyDiarrhea, abdominal discomfort, nausea588