Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir

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Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir
Combination of
Emtricitabine Nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor
Rilpivirine Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor
Clinical data
Legal status -only (US) Prescription only
Routes Oral
Identifiers
ATC code J05AR08
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Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir (trade name Complera, Eviplera) is a fixed dose combination of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV.[1] The drug was co-developed by Gilead Sciences and Johnson & Johnson's Tibotec division and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in August 2011, and by the European Medicines Agency in November 2011 (Eviplera),[2] for patients who have not previously been treated for HIV.[3] It is available as a once-a-day single tablet.

References

  1. "Approval of Complera: emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir DF fixed dose combination". Food and Drug Administration. August 10, 2011. 
  2. "Eviplera; summary of the European public assessment report". European Medicines Agency. November 2011. 
  3. "FDA approves Gilead-J&J HIV pill Complera". Business Week. August 10, 2011. 


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