What is the other name for tenofovir?

Tenofovir disoproxil, sold under the trade name Viread among others, is a medication used to treat chronic hepatitis B and to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

What type of drug is tenofovir?

Tenofovir is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). It works by decreasing the amount of HIV and HBV in the blood.

What is TLD ARV?

TLD is an antiretroviral (ARV) and will be available in South Africa as a first-line regime for people being treated with HIV/AIDS. TLD combines three of the leading first-line agents into a new, smaller tablet that patients can take once every day. Dolutegravir is an integrase inhibitor, a class of ARVs.

What is the meaning of disoproxil?

A pro-drug, fumaric acid salt form of tenofovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is prescribed to treat HIV and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in adults. Synonym: PMPA prodrug.

What is tenofovir used for?

Tenofovir is an antiviral medicine that is used to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Tenofovir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS. Tenofovir is also used to treat chronic hepatitis B.

What is tenofovir disoproxil used for?

EMTRICITABINE; TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE (em tri SIT uh bean; te NOE fo veer) is 2 antiretroviral medicines in 1 tablet. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. This medicine can lower, but not fully prevent, the risk of spreading HIV to others.

What is a Tribuss pill?

Tribuss tablets contain tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg, emtricitabine 200 mg and efavirenz 600 mg. Tribuss is indicated for HIV infected adults and adolescents over 18 years of age for use alone as a complete regimen or in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infections.

What is tenofovir diphosphate?

Product Description. Tenofovir diphosphate is an inhibitor of HIV reverse transcriptase (Kis = 0.022 and 1.55 µM for RNA and DNA, respectively) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase (Ki = 0.18 µM).

What is tenofovir 300?

What is tenofovir 300mg?

Tenofovir is used with other HIV medications to help control HIV infection. It helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your chance of getting HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life.