emtricitabine

Uses• antiviral: HIV-1 infection
Contraindications,
drug interactions
or cautions
Contraindications
• hypersensitivity to emtricitabine
Drug interactions
• lamivudine, ribavirin
Adverse Effects (common and severe)• dizziness
• headache
• insomnia
• skin rash
• hyperpigmentation
• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• abdominal pain
• infection
• weakness
• otitis media
• cough
• rhinitis
• fat redistribution
• immune reconstitution syndrome
• lactic acidosis
• hepatomegaly
Instructions and dose
(initial; typical)
200mg once daily
Monitoring• Viral load
• CD4 count
• liver function tests
Source of Suggestion
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
(Added on August, 2015)