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Classification
Class / category
Also known as
EfavirenzSustiva
Safety
Addiction potentialnot known to be habit-forming
Toxicity
low toxicitymay cause liver toxicity at high doses or after chronic use
Dangerous interactions
Dose · Smoked
Common600–1800 mg
Duration
Onset1–5 minutes
After-effects6–12 hours
Pharmacology
Receptor activity
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptaseUnchecked
CYP3A4gag-polpolNR1I2reverse transcriptasreverse transcriptase
Half-life40-55 hours The terminal elimination half-life of efavirenz is prolonged in patients with chronic liver disease. Following oral administration of a single 400-mg dose of efavirenz, an elimination half-life of 152 or 118 hours was reported in individuals with or without chronic liver disease, respectively. The terminal elimination half-life of efavirenz reported in single-dose studies is longer than that reported in multiple-dose studies and has averaged 52-76 hours after a single oral dose and 40-55 hours following administration of 200-400 mg daily for 10 days.
Protein binding99.5-99.75%

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