Fixed-dose Combination (antiretroviral)

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 Abbott Laboratories
Epzicom (in USA)
Kivexa (in Europe)
abacavir + lamivudine August 2, 2004 GlaxoSmithKline
Truvada emtricitabine + tenofovir August 8, 2006 Gilead Sciences
Atripla efavirenz + emtricitabine + tenofovir July 12, 2006 Gilead Sciences
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Complera rilpivirine + emtricitabine + tenofovir August 10, 2011 Gilead Sciences
Johnson & Johnson
Stribild elvitegravir + cobicistat + emtricitabine + tenofovir August 27, 2012 Gilead Sciences

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