Since the late 1980s, more than 30 medications and drug-combination pills have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV. However, not all of these meds are recommended for first-line HIV treatment.
Using the links in the list below, you can learn more about each of the drugs that are considered acceptable options as part of a first-line HIV treatment regimen, according to official U.S. treatment guidelines. (If you'd like to see a complete listing of all approved HIV medications, visit our main medications page.)
|
Atripla (Efavirenz/Tenofovir/FTC) The Basics | News | Research
Combivir (AZT/3TC) The Basics | News | Research
Complera (Rilpivirine/Tenofovir/FTC) The Basics | News & Research
Edurant (Rilpivirine, TMC278) The Basics | News | Research
Emtriva (Emtricitabine, FTC) The Basics | News | Research
Epivir (3TC, Lamivudine) The Basics | News | Research
Epzicom (Abacavir/3TC, Kivexa)
Invirase (Saquinavir) The Basics | News | Research
|
 |
Isentress (Raltegravir, MK-0518) The Basics | Research
Kaletra (Lopinavir/Ritonavir) The Basics | News | Research
Lexiva (Fosamprenavir, Telzir) The Basics | Research
Norvir (Ritonavir) The Basics | News | Research
Prezista (Darunavir, TMC114) The Basics | News | Research
Retrovir (Zidovudine, AZT) The Basics | News | Research
Reyataz (Atazanavir) The Basics | News | Research
|
 |
Selzentry (Maraviroc, Celsentri) The Basics | News | Research
Sustiva (Efavirenz, Stocrin) The Basics | News | Research
Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC) The Basics | News | Research
Videx (Didanosine, ddI) The Basics | News | Research
Viramune (Nevirapine) The Basics | News | Research
Viread (Tenofovir) The Basics | News | Research
Ziagen (Abacavir) The Basics | News | Research
|