Following a limited submission
AWMSG advice |
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Status: Recommended | |||
Emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil (Eviplera®) is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for antiretroviral treatment experienced adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) without known mutations associated with resistance to the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) class, tenofovir or emtricitabine, and with a viral load ≤ 100,000 HIV-1 RNA copies/ml. As with other antiretroviral medicinal products, genotypic resistance testing and/or historical resistance data should guide the use of Eviplera®. |
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Medicine details |
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Medicine name | emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil (as fumarate) (Eviplera®) | ||
Formulation | 200 mg/25 mg/245 mg film-coated tablet | ||
Reference number | 2374 | ||
Indication | Antiretroviral treatment-experienced adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) without known mutations associated with resistance to the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) class, tenofovir or emtricitabine, and with a viral load ≤ 100,000 HIV-1 RNA copies/ml. As with other antiretroviral medicinal products, genotypic resistance testing and/or historical resistance data should guide the use of Eviplera®. |
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Company | Gilead Sciences Ltd | ||
BNF chapter | Infections | ||
Submission type | Limited | ||
Status | Recommended | ||
Advice number | 1514 | ||
NMG meeting date | 14/05/2014 | ||
AWMSG meeting date | 11/06/2014 | ||
Ratification by Welsh Government | 24/07/2014 | ||
Date of issue | 25/07/2014 | ||
Date of last review | 29/09/2014 |