Tenofovir

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Tenofovir
Viread® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Overdosage
Clinical Studies
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Overview

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF or PMPA[1]), marketed by Gilead Sciences under the trade name Viread, belongs to a class of antiretroviral drugs known as nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), which block reverse transcriptase, a crucial virus enzyme in human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus infections.[2]

Category

Antiretroviral

US Brand Names

VIREAD®

FDA Package Insert

Description | Clinical Pharmacology | Microbiology | Indications and Usage | Contraindications | Warnings and Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Drug Interactions | Overdosage | Clinical Studies | Dosage and Administration | How Supplied | Labels and Packages


References

  1. ↑ Emau P; Jiang Y; Agy MB; et al. (2006). "Post-exposure prophylaxis for SIV revisited: Animal model for HIV infection". AIDS Res Ther. 3: 29. doi:10.1186/1742-6405-3-29. PMC 1687192. PMID 17132170. Unknown parameter |author-separator= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Gilead Sciences, Inc. Prescribing Information. Revised: November 2012.
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