What disease does Dolutegravir Sodium treat?

Dolutegravir Sodium is an antiretroviral drug mainly used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to the development of AIDS. Dolutegravir sodium, as an integrase inhibitor (Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors, INSTIs), prevents HIV from replicating and spreading in host cells by inhibiting the integration process of the virus, thereby reducing the viral load, delaying disease progression, and improving the patient's immune function.

Usually, dolutegravir sodium is not used alone, but is combined with other antiretroviral drugs (such as nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors and non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) to form antiretroviral combination therapy (ART). Such a combined treatment regimen can more effectively inhibit HIV replication, reduce viral load, improve patients' quality of life, delay the progression of AIDS, and extend patients' lifespan.

Dolutegravir sodium plays an important role in HIV treatment. However, it can only help control viral replication and cannot completely cure HIV infection. Therefore, preventingHIV infection remains the most critical, including adopting safe sex, using condoms and other preventive measures. For patients infected with HIV, the use of dolutegravir sodium and other antiretroviral drugs can significantly improve their quality of life and longevity. The treatment plan needs to be individually formulated based on the patient's specific situation and the drug resistance of the virus, and should be conducted under the guidance of a professional doctor.

Dolutegravir sodium has been launched in China, but it has not yet been included in medical insurance. Patients can purchase it in hospital pharmacies at a price of around 1,200 yuan. Please consult the local hospital pharmacy for specific prices. Dolutegravir sodium is cheaper abroad, mainly Indian generic drugs, with a price of around 350 yuan, and the ingredients of domestic original drugs and foreign generic drugs are basically the same.