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Antiretroviral tablets for HIV-1 treatment fill this range, from single-ingredient options such as Tivicay and Sustiva to combination tablets such as Biktarvy, Viropil and Tenvir-em, which also covers pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Tivicay

Dolutegravir

50mg

Dolutegravir tablets for HIV-1 infection. It blocks an enzyme the virus needs to copy itself into cells.

From$8.18/ tabletView

Combivir

Lamivudine, Zidovudine

150mg + 300mg

A lamivudine and zidovudine tablet for HIV-1 infection. Both ingredients mimic natural building blocks of viral DNA, causing the chain to stop growing.

From$1.81/ tabletView

Epivir

Lamivudine

150mg

Lamivudine tablets for HIV-1 infection. They are used alongside other antiretrovirals to keep the virus under control.

From$1.51/ tabletView

Sustiva

Efavirenz

200mg · 600mg

Efavirenz tablets for HIV-1 infection. They stop the virus from replicating by blocking its reverse transcriptase enzyme.

From$5.31/ tabletView

Key points

  • Antiretroviral therapy is recommended for everyone with HIV, using single medicines or combinations to lower viral load.
  • HIV medicines are grouped into classes by the stage of the virus’s life cycle they target.
  • Combination tablets place two or three antiretroviral ingredients in a single pill, so one product can cover a full regimen.
  • This range spans prevention and treatment: most tablets treat existing HIV-1 infection, while Tenvir-em is also listed for pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Single-ingredient antiretrovirals

Tivicay contains dolutegravir, and Sustiva contains efavirenz, two antiretroviral ingredients that block different stages of HIV’s life cycle. Lamivudine is the single ingredient in Epivir, and it also appears in two of the combination tablets below.

Combination tablets

Tenofovir disoproxil and emtricitabine are paired in Tenvir-em, which is also listed for pre-exposure prophylaxis alongside HIV-1 treatment. The same two ingredients appear again in Trustiva, alongside efavirenz, and tenofovir disoproxil also appears in Viropil, alongside dolutegravir and lamivudine. Biktarvy combines bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide, a related but distinct tenofovir form, into a single combination regimen. Combivir pairs lamivudine with zidovudine.

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