What Does Ftc Treat

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An Overview of Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean, te-NOE-fo-veer dye soe PROX il --> Brand Name: Truvada Other Name(s): Emtricitabina/ Fumarato de disoproxilo de tenofovir Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors TRUVADA ® (tru-VAH-dah) tablets Generic name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Read the Patient Information that comes with TRUVADA before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new...

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Coviracil (FTC, emtricitabine)

What can you tell us about Coviracil (FTC, emtricitabine) and its role in treating coinfected people. I know its under FDA approval, when should it be approved, how can I get it now, and are there any clinical trials?...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

FTC is quite active against HBV, more so than 3TC. However it is not active against 3TC resistant virus either HIV or HBV. It is given once per day which is an advantage too. It is nearing FDA approval so it is not readily available. You can try the... Read more »

3TC to FTC and back

Hello,I was being treated in Brazil, where there's no emtricitabine. That way, there I took a once a day combo of efavirenz, tenofovir and lamivudine as my first line treatment. It's been working for a little more than 2 years now with...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post. Sorry for the delayed response.Since FTC (emtricitabine) and 3TC (lamivudine) are molecular cousins with very similar efficacy, resistance and side effect profiles, it's usually very safe to switch from one to... Read more »

ftc

do you have any idea when ftc will be approved?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I don't have any details on that. FTC is similar to 3TC which is also now approved for once/day dosing. I appears to be = or > 3TC in potency. Long-term safety data is still limited. KH... Read more »

Viread/3TC/FTC Hair loss

There seems to be some confusion about what part of Truvada might cause hair loss. I haven't seen anything that implicates FTC other than it's similarity to 3TC. In your opinion, is Viread the more likely culprit? Also, if it is more...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Of the components of Truvada, the one that is most associated with hair loss (at least anecdotally) is the tenofovir. A way of testing if that is the case would be to switch from the tenofivir/FTC combination to the abacavir/3TC combination... Read more »

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