How to Take Emtricitabine- Rilpivirine- Tenofovir and it's Dose

Creator: Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy
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Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - Dr. M. Sree Mohana Preetha, Doctor of Pharmacy

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

The recommended dose is one tablet taken orally once daily with a meal. Each tablet contains 200 mg of emtricitabine, 27.5 mg of rilpivirine hydrochloride and 300 mg of tenofovir.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

It should not be co-administered with anticonvulsants, antimycobacterials, proton pump inhibitors, glucocorticoid, St. John's wort.

Drug Name : Emtricitabine- Rilpivirine- Tenofovir

This combination medication contains a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) (antivirals), prescribed for HIV-1 infection in naive adults.