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2D Structure
Also known as: 1051375-16-6, Gsk1349572, S/gsk1349572, Tivicay, Gsk-1349572, Gsk 1349572
Molecular Formula
C20H19F2N3O5
Molecular Weight
419.4  g/mol
InChI Key
RHWKPHLQXYSBKR-BMIGLBTASA-N
FDA UNII
DKO1W9H7M1

Dolutegravir is an orally bioavailable integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI), with activity against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Upon oral administration, dolutegravir binds to the active site of integrase, an HIV enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of viral genetic material into human chromosomes. This prevents integrase from binding to retroviral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and blocks the strand transfer step, which is essential for the HIV replication cycle. This prevents HIV-1 replication.
Dolutegravir is a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor. The mechanism of action of dolutegravir is as a HIV Integrase Inhibitor, and Multidrug and Toxin Extrusion Transporter 1 Inhibitor, and Organic Cation Transporter 2 Inhibitor.
1 2D Structure

2D Structure

2 Identification
2.1 Computed Descriptors
2.1.1 IUPAC Name
(3S,7R)-N-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-11-hydroxy-7-methyl-9,12-dioxo-4-oxa-1,8-diazatricyclo[8.4.0.03,8]tetradeca-10,13-diene-13-carboxamide
2.1.2 InChI
InChI=1S/C20H19F2N3O5/c1-10-4-5-30-15-9-24-8-13(17(26)18(27)16(24)20(29)25(10)15)19(28)23-7-11-2-3-12(21)6-14(11)22/h2-3,6,8,10,15,27H,4-5,7,9H2,1H3,(H,23,28)/t10-,15+/m1/s1
2.1.3 InChI Key
RHWKPHLQXYSBKR-BMIGLBTASA-N
2.1.4 Canonical SMILES
CC1CCOC2N1C(=O)C3=C(C(=O)C(=CN3C2)C(=O)NCC4=C(C=C(C=C4)F)F)O
2.1.5 Isomeric SMILES
C[C@@H]1CCO[C@@H]2N1C(=O)C3=C(C(=O)C(=CN3C2)C(=O)NCC4=C(C=C(C=C4)F)F)O
2.2 Other Identifiers
2.2.1 UNII
DKO1W9H7M1
2.3 Synonyms
2.3.1 MeSH Synonyms

1. (4r,12as)-n-((2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl)-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-2h-pyrido(1',2':4,5)pyrazino(2,1-b)(1,3)oxazine-9-carboxamide

2. (4r,9as)-5-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,10-dioxo-3,4,6,9,9a,10-hexahydro-2h-1-oxa-4a,8a-diaza-anthracene-7-carboxylic Acid- 2,4 Difluorobenzylamide

3. (4s,12ar)-n-((2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl)-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-2h-pyrido(1',2':4,5)pyrazino(2,1-b)(1,3)oxazine-9-carboxamide

4. (4s,12as)-n-((2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl)-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-2h-pyrido(1',2':4,5)pyrazino(2,1-b)(1,3)oxazine-9-carboxamide

5. Dolutegravir S,r Isomer

6. Dolutegravir S,s-isomer

7. Dolutegravir Sodium

8. Dolutegravir Sodium Monohydrate

9. Gsk 1349572a

10. Gsk-1349572

11. Gsk-1349572a

12. Gsk1349572a

13. S-gsk1349572

14. Tivicay

15. Tivicay Pd

2.3.2 Depositor-Supplied Synonyms

1. 1051375-16-6

2. Gsk1349572

3. S/gsk1349572

4. Tivicay

5. Gsk-1349572

6. Gsk 1349572

7. Dolutegravir (gsk1349572)

8. S-349572

9. (4r,12as)-n-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2h-pyrido[1',2':4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

10. Dolutegravir Dtg

11. Dolutegravir [usan]

12. Chebi:76010

13. (4r,12as)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-2h-pyrido[1',2':4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

14. Dko1w9h7m1

15. Dolutegravir (usan)

16. 1051375-16-6 (free)

17. Tivicay (tn)

18. (3s,7r)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-11-hydroxy-7-methyl-9,12-dioxo-4-oxa-1,8-diazatricyclo[8.4.0.0^{3,8}]tetradeca-10,13-diene-13-carboxamide

19. (3s,7r)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-11-hydroxy-7-methyl-9,12-dioxo-4-oxa-1,8-diazatricyclo[8.4.0.03,8]tetradeca-10,13-diene-13-carboxamide

20. S-gsk1349572

21. Dolutegravir [usan:inn]

22. Unii-dko1w9h7m1

23. Soltegravir

24. Hsdb 8152

25. 3s3m

26. 3s3n

27. 3s3o

28. (4r,12as)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,12,12a-tetrahydro-2h-pyrido[[?]:[?]]pyrazino[[?]][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

29. Dolutegravir [mi]

30. Dolutegravir [inn]

31. Dolutegravir [vandf]

32. Schembl82071

33. Mls006011137

34. Dolutegravir [who-dd]

35. Gtpl7365

36. Chembl1229211

37. Dtxsid90909356

38. Ex-a1695

39. Bdbm50062551

40. Mfcd20488027

41. S2667

42. Zinc58581064

43. Akos025396657

44. S/gsk-1349572

45. Bcp9000620

46. Ccg-268876

47. Cs-0454

48. Db08930

49. Ncgc00346629-01

50. Ncgc00346629-02

51. 2h-pyrido(1',2':4,5)pyrazino(2,1-b)(1,3)oxazine-9-carboxamide, N-((2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl)-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-, (4r,12as)-

52. Ac-28371

53. As-75277

54. Hy-13238

55. Smr004702915

56. S/gsk1349572,gsk1349572

57. D10066

58. A854801

59. Q937224

60. J-501471

61. (3s,7r)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-11-hydroxy-7-methyl-9,12-dioxo-4-oxa-1,8-diazatricyclo[8.4.0.0(3),?]tetradeca-10,13-diene-13-carboxamide

62. (4r,12.alpha.s)-n-((2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12.alpha.-hexahydro-2h-pyrido(1',2':4,5)pyrazino(2,1-.beta.)(1,3)oxazine-9-carboxamide

63. (4r,12as)-n-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2h-[1,3]oxazino[3,2-a]pyrido[1,2-d]pyrazine-9-carboxamide

64. (4r,12as)-n-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2h-[1,3]oxazino[3,2-d]pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazine-9-carboxamide

65. (4r,12as)-n-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2h-pyrido[1,2:4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

66. (4r,12as)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-2h-pyrido[1',2':4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1 ,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

67. (4r,12as)-n-[(2,4-difluorophenyl)methyl]-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,12,12a-tetrahydro-2h-pyrido[5,6]pyrazino[2,6-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide

2.4 Create Date
2011-12-26
3 Chemical and Physical Properties
Molecular Weight 419.4 g/mol
Molecular Formula C20H19F2N3O5
XLogP32.4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count8
Rotatable Bond Count3
Exact Mass419.12927704 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass419.12927704 g/mol
Topological Polar Surface Area99.2 Ų
Heavy Atom Count30
Formal Charge0
Complexity829
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count2
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Covalently Bonded Unit Count1
4 Drug and Medication Information
4.1 Therapeutic Uses

HIV Integrase Inhibitors

National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings. Dolutegravir. Online file (MeSH, 2014). Available from, as of November 19, 2013: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2014/mesh_browser/MBrowser.html


The recommended dose of TIVICAY in pediatric patients aged 12 years and older and weighing at least 40 kg is 50 mg administered orally once daily. If efavirenz, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, tipranavir/ritonavir, or rifampin are coadministered, the recommended dose of TIVICAY is 50 mg twice daily. Safety and efficacy of TIVICAY have not been established in pediatric patients younger than 12 years or weighing less than 40 kg, or in pediatric patients who are INSTI-experienced with documented or clinically suspected resistance to other INSTIs (raltegravir, elvitegravir).

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


TIVICAY (dolutegravir) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults and children aged 12 years and older and weighing at least 40 kg. The following should be considered prior to initiating treatment with TIVICAY: Poor virologic response was observed in subjects treated with TIVICAY 50 mg twice daily with an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-resistance Q148 substitution plus 2 or more additional INSTI-resistance substitutions, including L74I/M, E138A/D/K/T, G140A/S, Y143H/R, E157Q, G163E/K/Q/R/S, or G193E/R.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Renal clearance of unchanged drug is a minor pathway of elimination for dolutegravir. In a trial comparing 8 subjects with severe renal impairment (CrCl <30 mL/min) with 8 matched healthy controls, AUC, Cmax, and C24 of dolutegravir were decreased by 40%, 23%, and 43%, respectively, compared with those in matched healthy subjects. The cause of this decrease is unknown. Population pharmacokinetic analysis using data from SAILING and VIKING-3 trials indicated that mild and moderate renal impairment had no clinically relevant effect on the exposure of dolutegravir. No dosage adjustment is necessary for treatment-naive or treatment-experienced and INSTI-naive patients with mild, moderate, or severe renal impairment or for INSTI-experienced patients (with certain INSTI-associated resistance substitutions or clinically suspected INSTI resistance) with mild or moderate renal impairment. Caution is warranted for INSTI-experienced patients (with certain INSTI-associated resistance substitutions or clinically suspected INSTI resistance [see Microbiology (12.4)]) with severe renal impairment, as the decrease in dolutegravir concentrations may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance to TIVICAY or other coadministered antiretroviral agents. Dolutegravir has not been studied in patients requiring dialysis.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Dolutegravir is primarily metabolized and eliminated by the liver. In a trial comparing 8 subjects with moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Score B) with 8 matched healthy controls, exposure of dolutegravir from a single 50-mg dose was similar between the 2 groups. No dosage adjustment is necessary for patients with mild to moderate hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Score A or B). The effect of severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Score C) on the pharmacokinetics of dolutegravir has not been studied. Therefore, TIVICAY is not recommended for use in patients with severe hepatic impairment.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


4.2 Drug Warning

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that HIV-1-infected mothers in the United States not breastfeed their infants to avoid risking postnatal transmission of HIV-1 infection. Studies in lactating rats and their offspring indicate that dolutegravir was present in rat milk. It is not known whether dolutegravir is excreted in human milk. Because of both the potential for HIV transmission and the potential for adverse reactions in nursing infants, mothers should be instructed not to breastfeed if they are receiving TIVICAY.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Pregnancy Category B. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, and dolutegravir was shown to cross the placenta in animal studies, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Dolutegravir (TIVICAY) should not be used with etravirine without coadministration of atazanavir/ritonavir, darunavir/ritonavir, or lopinavir/ritonavir.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Immune reconstitution syndrome has been reported in patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy, including TIVICAY. During the initial phase of combination antiretroviral treatment, patients whose immune systems respond may develop an inflammatory response to indolent or residual opportunistic infections (such as Mycobacterium avium infection, cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), or tuberculosis), which may necessitate further evaluation and treatment. Autoimmune disorders (such as Graves' disease, polymyositis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome) have also been reported to occur in the setting of immune reconstitution; however, the time to onset is more variable and can occur many months after initiation of treatment.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


For more Drug Warnings (Complete) data for Dolutegravir (8 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


4.3 Drug Indication

Dolutegravir is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of patients with HIV-1 infection that comply with the characteristics of being adults or children aged 12 years and older and present at least a weight of 40 kg. The FDA combination therapy approval of dolutegravir and rilpivirine is indicated for adults with HIV-1 infections whose virus is currently suppressed (< 50 copies/ml) on a stable regimen for at least six months, without history of treatment failure and no known substitutions associated to resistance to any of the two components of the therapy.


FDA Label


Tivicay is indicated in combination with other anti-retroviral medicinal products for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected adults, adolescents and children of at least 6 years of age or older and weighing at least 14 kg.

Tivicay is indicated in combination with other anti-retroviral medicinal products for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected adults, adolescents and children of at least 4 weeks of age or older and weighing at least 3 kg.


5 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
5.1 Pharmacology

HIV-1 infected subjects on dolutegravir monotherapy demonstrated rapid and dose-dependent reduction of antiviral activity with declines of HIV-1 RNA copies per ml. The antiviral response was maintained for 3 to 4 days after the last dose. The sustained response obtained in clinical trials indicates that dolutegravir has a tight binding and longer dissociative half-life providing it a high barrier to resistance. The combination therapy (ripivirine and dolutegravir) presented the same viral suppression found in previous three-drug therapies without integrase strand transfer inhibitor mutations or rilpivirine resistance.


5.2 MeSH Pharmacological Classification

HIV Integrase Inhibitors

Inhibitors of HIV INTEGRASE, an enzyme required for integration of viral DNA into cellular DNA. (See all compounds classified as HIV Integrase Inhibitors.)


5.3 FDA Pharmacological Classification
5.3.1 Active Moiety
DOLUTEGRAVIR
5.3.2 FDA UNII
DKO1W9H7M1
5.3.3 Pharmacological Classes
Mechanisms of Action [MoA] - Organic Cation Transporter 2 Inhibitors
5.4 ATC Code

J05AX12


J - Antiinfectives for systemic use

J05 - Antivirals for systemic use

J05A - Direct acting antivirals

J05AJ - Integrase inhibitors

J05AJ03 - Dolutegravir


5.5 Absorption, Distribution and Excretion

Absorption

When 50 mg of dolutegravir once daily was orally administered to HIV-1 infected adults, the AUC, Cmax, and Cmin is 53.6 mcg h/mL, 3.67 mcg/mL, and 1.11 mcg/mL, respectively. The peak plasma concentration was observed 2 to 3 hours post-dose. Steady state is achieved within approximately 5 days with average accumulation ratios for AUC, Cmax, and C24h ranging from 1.2 to 1.5. When 50 mg once daily is given to pediatric patients (12 to < 18 years and weighing 40 kg) the Cmax, AUC, and C24 is 3.49 mcg/mL, 46 mcg.h/mL, and 0.90 mcg/mL respectively.


Route of Elimination

When a single oral dose of dolutegravir is given, nearly all complete dose is recovered in a proportion of 53% excreted unchanged in the feces and 31% excreted in urine. The renal eliminated recovered dose consists of ether glucuronide of dolutegravir (18.9%), a metabolite formed by oxidation at the benzylic carbon (3.0%), a hydrolytic N-dealkylation product (3.6%) and unchanged drug (< 1%).


Volume of Distribution

The administration of a dose of 50 mg of dolutegravir presents an apparent volume of distribution of 17.4 L. The median dolutegravir concentration in CSF was 18 ng/mL after 2 weeks of treatment.


Clearance

The apparent clearance rate of dultegravir is 1.0 L/h.


... After a single oral dose of [14C] dolutegravir, 53% of the total oral dose was excreted unchanged in feces. Thirty-one percent of the total oral dose was excreted in urine, represented by an ether glucuronide of dolutegravir (18.9% of total dose), a metabolite formed by oxidation at the benzylic carbon (3.0% of total dose), and its hydrolytic N-dealkylation product (3.6% of total dose). Renal elimination of unchanged drug was low (<1% of the dose).

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Dolutegravir is highly bound (=98.9%) to human plasma proteins based on in vivo data and binding is independent of plasma concentration of dolutegravir. The apparent volume of distribution (Vd/F) following 50-mg once-daily administration is estimated at 17.4 L based on a population pharmacokinetic analysis.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Food increased the extent of absorption and slowed the rate of absorption of dolutegravir. Low-, moderate-, and high-fat meals increased dolutegravir AUC(0-8) by 33%, 41%, and 66%; increased Cmax by 46%, 52%, and 67%; and prolonged Tmax to 3, 4, and 5 hours from 2 hours under fasted conditions, respectively.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


Following oral administration of dolutegravir, peak plasma concentrations were observed 2 to 3 hours postdose. With once-daily dosing, pharmacokinetic steady state is achieved within approximately 5 days with average accumulation ratios for AUC, Cmax, and C24 h ranging from 1.2 to 1.5. Dolutegravir plasma concentrations increased in a less than dose-proportional manner above 50 mg. Dolutegravir is a P-glycoprotein substrate in vitro. The absolute bioavailability of dolutegravir has not been established.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


5.6 Metabolism/Metabolites

Dolutegravir is highly metabolized through three main pathways and it forms no long-lived metabolites. The first pathway is defined by the glucuronidation by UGT1A1, the second pathway by carbon oxidation by CYP3A4 and the third pathway is what appears to be a sequential oxidative defluorination and glutathione conjugation. The main metabolite found in blood plasma is the ether glucuronide form (M2) and its chemical properties disrupt its ability to bind metal ions, therefore, it is inactive.


Dolutegravir is primarily metabolized via UGT1A1 with some contribution from CYP3A. ... ether glucuronide of dolutegravir (18.9% of total dose), a metabolite formed by oxidation at the benzylic carbon (3.0% of total dose), and its hydrolytic N-dealkylation product (3.6% of total dose). ...

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


5.7 Biological Half-Life

The half-life of dolutegravir is 14 hours.


Dolutegravir has a terminal half-life of approximately 14 hours and an apparent clearance (CL/F) of 1.0 L/h based on population pharmacokinetic analyses.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922


5.8 Mechanism of Action

Dolutegravir is an HIV-1 antiviral agent. It inhibits HIV integrase by binding to the active site and blocking the strand transfer step of retroviral DNA integration in the host cell. The strand transfer step is essential in the HIV replication cycle and results in the inhibition of viral activity. Dolutegravir has a mean EC50 value of 0.5 nM (0.21 ng/mL) to 2.1 nM (0.85 ng/mL) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and MT-4 cells.


Dolutegravir inhibits HIV integrase by binding to the integrase active site and blocking the strand transfer step of retroviral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) integration which is essential for the HIV replication cycle. Strand transfer biochemical assays using purified HIV-1 integrase and pre-processed substrate DNA resulted in IC50 values of 2.7 nM and 12.6 nM.

US Natl Inst Health; DailyMed. Current Medication Information for TIVICAY (dolutegravir sodium) tablet, film coated TIVICAY (dolutegravir) Tablets for Oral Use (Initial U.S. Approval: 2013). Available from, as of November 22, 2013: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=63df5af3-b8ac-4e76-9830-2dbb340af922