Thursday, November 5, 2015

New HIV Pill Delivers Four Drugs in One Dose


The Food and Drug Administration says it's approved a new once-a-day pill that delivers four HIV drugs in a single dose to keep the virus under control.

It's an updated version of the only other pill that combines four drugs in a single pill and is designed to reduce some of the toxic side-effects, the FDA said.

"Genvoya contains a new form of tenofovir that has not been previously approved. This new form of tenofovir provides lower levels of drug in the bloodstream, but higher levels within the cells where HIV-1 replicates," FDA said in a statement.

"Genvoya appears to be associated with less kidney toxicity and decreases in bone density than previously approved tenofovir-containing regimens based on laboratory measures." 

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Source: NBC News

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