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Please see Full Prescribing Information for Truvada, including the box titled "Warning."

Truvada Is Taken Just Once a Day in Combination Therapy

This section of Truvada.com provides information for people who are taking, or who will be taking, Truvada^® (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) as part of their combination HIV therapy. Truvada (tru-VAH-dah) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. Truvada combines two anti-HIV medications, Emtriva^® (emtricitabine 200 mg) and Viread^® (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg), into one pill that is taken once a day with or without food.

Truvada is an anti-HIV drug in the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI or "nuke") family and is always given in combination with other anti-HIV drugs. To learn more about how this once-a-day HIV treatment is used, click here.

It is important for anyone taking Truvada to note that Truvada:

Does not cure HIV or AIDS
Has not been shown to lower your chance of passing HIV to others
Should only be taken in combination with other drugs for HIV

WARNING

Lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid in the blood) and serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity), including fatal cases, have been reported with the use of nucleoside analogs alone or in combination with other anti-HIV drugs.

Truvada is not for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Patients who are infected with HBV, who take Truvada and then stop it, may have a "flare-up" of their hepatitis, in which the disease suddenly returns in a worse way than before. Liver function should be closely monitored by a healthcare provider for several months in patients who stop taking Truvada and are infected with both HBV and HIV.

† Based on data from PHAST retail monthly data, April 2006 - June 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health.

Patients should read the Patient Information, including "What is the most important information I should know about Truvada?". It is important that you discuss your treatment options and any questions that you may have with your healthcare provider.

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