An Open-Label Study in HIV+ Patients to Determine the Effects of Nevirapine (Viramune) on the Pharmacokinetics of Clarithromycin and Activity of Cytochrome 3A4.

Inclusion Criteria

Concurrent Medication:

Allowed:

Antiretroviral drugs (i.e., zidovudine, zalcitabine, stavudine, lamivudine, didanosine, indinavir, saquinavir) provided that there has been no change in dosing of the medication \> 25% within 4 weeks of study entry.

Patients must have:

* HIV positive status.

* CD4 count \>= 100 cells/mm3.

Prior Medication:

Allowed:

Patients may be on clarithromycin at study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

Co-existing Condition:

Patients with the following conditions are excluded:

Malabsorption, severe chronic diarrhea, or inability to maintain adequate oral intake.

Concurrent Medication:

Excluded:

Macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, azithromycin, dirithromycin), azole fungals (ketoconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole), rifampin, rifabutin, phenytoin, terfenadine, astemizole, cisapride, triazolam, midazolam, other non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, antibiotics containing clavulanic acid, and Augmentin.

Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:

* History of drug allergy or known drug hypersensitivity.

* History of clinically important disease including hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, or gastrointestinal disease.

Prior Medication:

Excluded:

* Investigational drugs or antineoplastic agents within 12 weeks of study entry.

* Participation in a clinical trial that used ERMBY within one year of study entry.

* Systemic treatment with drugs known to be potent hepatic enzyme inducers or inhibitors (e.g., oral macrolide antibiotics, azole antifungals, cimetidine, rifampin, rifabutin, and carbamazepine) within 28 days of study entry.

* Use of protease inhibitors; ritonavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor compounds e.g., delavirdine) within 4 weeks of study entry.

Prior Treatment:

Excluded:

Radiotherapy within 12 weeks of study entry.

Risk Behavior:

Excluded:

Current history (within the last year) of IVDA, ETOH, or substance abuse.