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Selecting a Treatment Regimen
Table 7b. Commonly used Antiretroviral Agents
Generic Name
(Abbreviation)
Trade Name Formulations Dosing Recommendations
a
Characteristics of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIS)
Abacavir
(ABC)
Ziagen
®
Note: Generic
available in tablet
formulation
Also available as a
component of fixed-
dose combinations.
Ziagen
®
:
• 300 mg tablet
• 20 mg/mL oral
solution
Ziagen
®
:
• 300 mg bid, or
• 600 mg once daily
• Take without regard to meals.
Emtricitabine
(FTC)
Emtriva
®
Also available as a
component of fixed-
dose combinations.
Emtriva
®
:
• 200 mg hard
gelatin capsule
oral
Emtriva
®
Capsule:
• 200 mg once daily
Oral Solution:
• 240 mg (24 mL) once daily
• Take without regard to meals.
Lamivudine
(3TC)
Epivir
®
Note: Generic
available in tablet
formulation Also
available as a
component of fixed-
dose combinations.
Epivir
®
:
• 150 and 300 mg
tablets
• 10 mg/mL oral
solution
Epivir
®
:
• 150 mg bid, or
• 300 mg once daily
• Take without regard to meals.
Tenofovir
Disoproxil
Fumarate
(TDF)
Viread
®
Also available as a
component of fixed-
dose combinations.
Viread
®
:
• 150, 200, 250,
300 mg tablets
• 40 mg/g oral
powder
Viread
®
:
• 300 mg once daily or
• 7.5 level scoops once daily (dosing
scoop dispensed with each prescription;
one level scoop contains 1 g of oral
powder).
• Take without regard to meals.
• Mix oral powder with 2-4 ounces of a
soft food that does not require chewing
(eg, applesauce, yogurt). Do not mix
oral powder with liquid.
