Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (a prodrug of tenofovir), marketed by Gilead Sciences under the trade name Viread, belongs to a class of antiretroviral drugs known as nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs). This drug is prescribed in combination with other drugs for the management of HIV infection as well as for Hepatitis B therapy. Tenofovir disoproxil was initially approved in 2001 .
Tenofovir disoproxil is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients ≥2 years old and weighing ≥10 kg. It is also indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in patients ≥2 years old and weighing ≥10 kg.
Tenofovir disoproxil is also an ingredient in several combination products, all of which are indicated either alone or in combination with other antiretrovirals for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
In addition, tenofovir disoproxil is available in combination with emtricitabine (under the brand name Truvada) for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in at-risk adults and adolescents weighing ≥ 35kg to reduce the risk of sexually-acquired HIV-1 infection.
APHP Bicêtre, Paris, France
CHU Bordeaux groupe Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
CHU de Brest La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Hosp. Univ. Pta. de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, France
Medical Center of Limited Liability Company "Harmoniya krasy", Kyiv, Ukraine
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New Zealand Clinical Research, Auckland, New Zealand
ID Clinic, Myslowice, Poland
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Illumination Health/Bendcare, Hoover, Alabama, United States
Rheumatology Care Center, Hoover, Alabama, United States
I.D. Care, Inc., Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States
Hosp. Univ. Vall D Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Hosp. Univ. Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
Gugulethu Midwife Obstetric Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Botswana, Gaborone, South Africa
Lesirane Clinic, Botswana, Gaborone, South Africa
Mogoditshane Clinic KDC, Botswana, Gaborone, South Africa
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