Abacavir

Name: Abacavir Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

15 interactions 9 explained in plain English 98 cited references

Also sold as: Ziagen Ziagen®

About Abacavir

Abacavir is used along with other medications to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Abacavir is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). It works by decreasing the amount of HIV in the blood. Although abacavir does not cure HIV, it may decrease your chance o… Read the full Abacavir drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 2, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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12 Major 3 Moderate

All (15) Major (12) Moderate (3)

Moderate

Abacavir Alosetron Explained Increased alosetron exposure Details Abacavir Riociguat Adempas Explained Increased riociguat exposure and an increased risk of riociguat-related adverse reactions Details Abacavir Tipranavir Aptivus Explained Decreased abacavir levels Details

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