Description

Truvada (generic name: emtricitabine / tenofovir) belongs to a class of medicines known as HIV-1 nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).

Truvada combines two anti-HIV-1 medications, emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg into one pill that is taken once a day with or without food.

Truvada is used in combination with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 infection in adults. Truvada is always given in combination with other anti-HIV-1 drugs.

Truvada helps block HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, a chemical in your body (enzyme) that is needed for HIV-1 to multiply. Truvada lowers the amount of HIV-1 in the blood (viral load). Truvada may also help to increase the number of T cells (CD4+ cells).
Lowering the amount of HIV-1 in the blood lowers the chance of death or infections that happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).