Drug details

Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)

type of HIV, ART Combos

Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) is a two-drug combination of two HIV nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), and is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.

The drug is often used to treat HIV .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • hives,
  • difficulty breathing,
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
  • nausea,
  • loss of appetite,
  • dark urine,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • fast or shallow breathing,
  • blood in the urine,
  • stomach pain (upper right side),
  • increased thirst,
  • lower back or side pain,
  • muscle cramps,
  • muscle pain,
  • sleepiness,
  • little or no urine,
  • unusual tiredness or weakness,
  • weight gain, and
The following drugs are related to Descovy, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Triumeq (abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
  • Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat tablets for oral administration)
  • Cabenuva (cabotegravir; rilpivirine extended-release injectable suspension)
  • Vocabria (cabotegravir tablets for oral use)
  • Tybost (cobicistat tablets)
  • Combivir (lamivudine, zidovudine)
  • Symtuza (darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir  alafenamide tablets)
  • Videx EC (didanosine delayed-release capsules)
  • Videx (didanosine pediatric powder for oral solution)
  • Tivicay (doutegravir 50mg tablets)
  • Egrifta (tesamorelin injection)
  • Vitekta (elvitegravir tablets)
  • Genvoya (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • Epivir-HBV (lamivudine tablets and oral solution)
  • Hivid (zalcitabine)
  • Temixys (lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
  • Retrovir (zidovudine)
  • Retrovir IV (zidovudine injection)
  • Zerit (stavudine)