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.
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Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Bunkyo Ku, Japan
Osaka University Hospital, Suita-shi, Japan
Przychodnia EuroMediCare Wroclaw Lowiecka, Wroclaw, Poland
Chaoshuang Lin, Guangzhou, China
Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
UZ Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium
Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, France
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Iizuka-shi, Japan
Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, California, United States
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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