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Fosamprenavir, sold under the brand name Lexiva and Telzir, is a medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. It is used together with other medications, including typically a low amount of ritonavir. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include diarrhea, vomiting, headache, and rash. Other side effects may include Stevens-Johnson syndrome, sulfonamide allergy, high blood sugar, immune reconstitution syndrome, abnormal lipids, and kidney stones. While it has been used in pregnancy, safety is unclear. It is a protease inhibitor and pro-drug of amprenavir.

Fosamprenavir was approved for medical use in the United States in 2003 and Europe in 2004. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom a month of medication costs the NHS about £260 as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 300 USD.