Drug details

Emtriva (emtricitabine)

type of HIV, NNRTIs

Emtriva (emtricitabine) is an antiviral medication used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Emtriva is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.

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,
• upper stomach pain,
• loss of appetite,
• dark urine,
• diarrhea,
• fever,
• swollen glands,
• night sweats,
• shortness of breath,
• weight loss,
• tiredness,
• stomach pain,
• yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
• chest pain,
• dizziness,
• rapid heart rate,
• wheezing,
• weakness,
• mouth sores,
• anxiety,
• irritableness,
• muscle pain,
• dry cough,
• fast or uneven heart rate,
• cold sores,
• trouble speaking or swallowing,
• weakness or prickly feeling,
• swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid),
• numb or cold feeling in your arms and legs,
• nausea with vomiting,
• swelling around your midsection,
• sores on your genital or anal area,
• problems with your balance or eye movement,
• severe lower back pain,
• loss of bladder or bowel control,
• menstrual changes,
• impotence, and
• loss of interest in sex

The following drugs are related to Emtriva, either as a replacement or used together:

• Kivexa (abacavir and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
• Ziagen (abacavir sulfate)
• Epzicom (abacavir sulfate and lamivudine tablets)
• Trizivir (abacavir sulfate, lamivudine, and zidovudine)
• Agenerase Capsules (amprenavir capsules)
• Agenerase Oral Solution (amprenavir oral solution)
• Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension)
• Evotaz (atazanavir and cobicistat tablets for oral administration)
• Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate)
• Cabenuva (cabotegravir; rilpivirine extended-release injectable suspension)
• Vocabria (cabotegravir tablets for oral use)
• Casporyn (neomycin optic suspension)
• Vistide (cidofovir)
• Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Fulyzaq (crofelemer delayed-release tablets)
• Prezista (darunavir)
• Prezcobix (darunavir and cobicistat tablets)
• Symtuza (darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir  alafenamide tablets)
• Delstrigo (doravirine, lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Videx EC (didanosine delayed-release capsules)
• Videx (didanosine pediatric powder for oral solution)
• Pifeltro (doravirine tablets)
• Tivicay (doutegravir 50mg tablets)
• Egrifta SV (tesamorelin for injection)
• Truvada (emtricitabine tenofovir df)
• Fuzeon (enfuvirtide)
• Epivir (lamivudine)
• Intelence (etravirine tablets)
• Temixys (lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
• Sunlenca (lenacapavir tablets and injection)
• Selzentry (maraviroc)
• PegIntron (peginterferon alfa-2b injection)
• Penicillin G Procaine (penicillin procaine injection)
• Vemlidy Tablets (tenofovir alafenamide)

The following supplements are related to Emtriva, and may be used together with the drug:

• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Glutamine (s.)
• Hydroxymethylbutyrate (Hmb) (s.)
• L-Arginine (s.)
• Lentinan (s.)
• Marijuana (s.)
• Saccharomyces Boulardii (s.)
• Same (s.)
• Sangre De Grado (s.)
• Vitamin A (s.)
• Whey Protein (s.)