Question
Should I give my daughter another dose of zidovudine?
26 April 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, Children.
My daughter vomited zidovudine about 5mins after administering should I give her another dose or wait for the next one? She is 2 weeks.
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
Congratulations on having a baby.
Yes you can give your daughter another dose of zidovudine.
5 minutes is not long enough for any of this medication to have been absorbed. You will not risk giving baby too much zidovudine by giving her this additional dose.
As she has vomited, when giving her the next dose it would be advised to support her head and sit her up and hold her there for at least 30 minutes to ensure her stomach is settled.
Josh.
Hi Natasha, congratulations on having a baby. Your baby not having Zidovudine will not risk anything.
As you have a low viral load, nevirapine alone is enough to reduce the risk of transmission to as low as possible. You do not need to worry about the zidovudine.
With a viral load as low as yours, the recommendation for baby to be on HIV treatment is 4-6 weeks which you have already completed with both drugs.
You have done everything right. You do not need to be concerned.
Hi
My Vl was 50 after birth my baby was given Zidovudine and Nevirapine at birth for 6 weeks but the Zidovudine finished before 6weeks just a few days so few doses were skipped but I continued to give Nevirapine till 6 weeks full , will my baby be infected cause I skipped Zidovudine and didn’t complete full 6 weeks?