HIV

Q: Are there once-a-day pills for HIV?

Yes. There currently there are 11 combination pills that include an entire regimen in a single pill. The 11 once-a-day pills, with their components, are:

• Atripla
  • efavirenz 600 mg
  • tenofovir DF 300 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Biktarvy
  • bictegravir 50 mg
  • tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Complera
  • rilpivirine 25 mg
  • tenofovir DF 300 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Odefsey
  • rilpivirine 25 mg
  • tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Stribild
  • elvitegravir 150 mg
  • cobicistat 150 mg
  • tenofovir DF 300 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Genvoya
  • elvitegravir 150 mg
  • cobicistat 150 mg
  • tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Triumeq
  • dolutegravir 50 mg
  • abacavir 600 mg
  • lamivudine 300 mg
• Juluca
  • dolutegravir 50 mg
  • rilpivirine 25 mg
• Symtuza
  • darunavir
  • cobicistat 150 mg
  • tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg
  • emtricitabine 200 mg
• Dovato
  • dolutegravir 50 mg
  • lamivudine 300 mg
• Delstrigo
  • doravirine 50 mg
  • tenofovir DF 300 mg
  • lamivudine 300 mg

People who might benefit from these single-pill combinations include:

• Those starting antiretroviral therapy for the first time
• Those who would like to simplify their regimen from the same or similar individual component medications
• Those who would like to switch from a more complicated regimen and have not developed resistance to any of the drugs in these single-pill regimens

Other one-pill, once-daily regimens are expected to become available in the future.