Nevirapine Associated Stevens Johnson Syndrome in an HIV Positive Pregnant Woman- A Case for Pharmacovigilance.

This is a case report of a 41 year old multipara with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with an interesting history. She was initially commenced on a regimen of antiretroviral which included nevirapine in her non pregnant state. A change of drugs to replace nevirapine with efavirenz was instituted when skin rash was noticed. Unfortunately, she was recommenced on nevirapine when she became pregnant at 15 weeks gestation and developed symptoms of Stevens Johnson syndrome necessitating admission and treatment following which she made a full recovery. The presentation of this case highlights the importance of pharmacovigilance and health education to patients about adverse drug reactions.