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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