Viread for chronic hepatitis B in adults - Xagena Medical News

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Viread ( Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate ) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus ( HBV ). Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver ...

Rectal Microbicide Shows Better Safety in Laboratory Study - AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News

Laboratory testing of a modified version of the Viread (tenofovir) microbicide gel provides further evidence that it may be safe for rectal use, according to a paper published online ahead of print by the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Drug moves toward FDA approval for HIV prevention - Los Angeles Times

The medication is a combination of two older HIV drugs, Emtriva and Viread. Doctors usually prescribe the medications as part of a drug cocktail that makes it harder for the virus to reproduce. Patients with low viral levels have reduced ...

Gilead Quad Tablet Gets FDA Committee Approval Nod - AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News

An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted 13 to 1 in support of approval of Gilead’s “Quad,” the unofficial name for a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat, Viread ...

Truvada for HIV prevention backed by advisory panel, FDA may decide by June - CBS News

The medication is a combination of two older HIV drugs, Emtriva and Viread. Doctors usually prescribe it as part of a drug cocktail to repress the virus. Since Truvada is already on the market to manage HIV, some doctors have prescribed it as a ...

Gilead Sciences’ HIV Drugs Clear a Hurdle - Investorplace.com

Quad combines two existing Gilead drugs, Emtriva and Viread, with two experimental — and as yet, unapproved — drugs. If the agency gives final approval of the 4-in-1 drug, Quad would join the ranks of first-line HIV treatments. If approved ...

FDA Set To Review HIV Prevention Drug - RTT News

The medication is a combination of two older HIV drugs, Emtriva and Viread. Some research indicates taking the drug can lower a person's risk of HIV infection. AIDS United and more than a dozen other advocacy groups are urging the FDA to approve Truvada.

US committee backs first anti-HIV pill - Deccan Herald

The medication is a combination of two older HIV drugs, Emtriva and Viread. Doctors usually prescribe it as part of a drug cocktail to repress the virus. While panelists ultimately backed Truvada for prevention, Thursday’s 12-hour meeting highlighted a ...

FDA Panel OKs Truvada as First HIV-Preventive Drug - WebMD

About 50,000 people in the U.S. each year are newly infected. Truvada contains two medicines, Emtriva and Viread. They are combined in one pill. For the treatment of HIV, Truvada is used in combination with other HIV medicines. The drug works by ...