Fixed-dose combination (antiretroviral)

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Fixed-dose combinations of antiretrovirals are multiple antiretroviral drugs combined into a single pill, which helps reduce pill burden. They may combine different classes of antiretrovirals or contain only a single class. Licensed fixed-dose combinations are shown in the table below.

Brand Name Drug Names (INN) Date of FDA Approval Company
Combivir zidovudine + lamivudine September 26, 1997 GlaxoSmithKline
Trizivir abacavir + zidovudine + lamivudine November 15, 2000 GlaxoSmithKline
Kaletra lopinavir + ritonavir September 15, 2000[1] Abbott Laboratories
Epzicom (in USA)
Kivexa (in Europe)
abacavir + lamivudine August 2, 2004 GlaxoSmithKline
Truvada emtricitabine + tenofovir August 8, 2006[2] Gilead Sciences
Atripla efavirenz + emtricitabine + tenofovir July 12, 2006[3] Gilead Sciences
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Complera rilpivirine + emtricitabine + tenofovir August 10, 2011[4] Gilead Sciences
Johnson & Johnson
Stribild elvitegravir + cobicistat + emtricitabine + tenofovir August 27, 2012 Gilead Sciences

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References

  1. "FDA approval of new formulation of Kaletra". FDA. October 28, 2005. "The original formulation was approved on September 15, 2000" 
  2. "Traditional approval of Viread and Truvada". FDA. March 8, 2006. "VIREAD and TRUVADA had received accelerated approval on Oct. 26, 2001 and August 2, 2004, respectively" 
  3. "FDA approval of Atripla, 3-drug fixed dose combination antiretroviral". FDA. July 12, 2006. 
  4. "Approval of Complera: emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir DF fixed dose combination". FDA. August 10, 2011. 
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