Drug details

Temixys (lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)

type of Antiretroviral Agents

Temixys (lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) is a combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 35 kg.

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,
  • vomiting,
  • diarrhea,
  • fever,
  • swollen glands,
  • night sweats,
  • shortness of breath,
  • weight loss,
  • tiredness,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • wheezing,
  • cough,
  • little or no urination,
  • muscle weakness,
  • menstrual changes, and
  • swelling in your feet or ankles,
  • new or worsening bone pain,
  • cold sores,
  • trouble speaking or swallowing,
  • problems with balance or eye movement,
  • weakness or prickly feeling,
  • swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid),
  • impotence
  • swelling around your midsection,
  • upper stomach pain (that may spread to your back),
  • pain in your arms, hands, legs, or feet,
The following drugs are related to Temixys, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Ziagen (abacavir sulfate)
  • Epzicom (abacavir sulfate and lamivudine tablets)
  • Triumeq (abacavir, dolutegravir, and lamivudine film-coated tablets)
  • Atripla (efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
  • Complera (emtricitabine/rilpivirine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
  • Rescriptor (delavirdine mesylate)
  • Descovy (emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide tablets)
  • Juluca (dolutegravir and rilpivirine tablets, for oral use)
  • Sustiva (efavirenz)
  • SYMFI (efavirenz, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
  • Symfi Lo (efavirenz, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets)
  • Vitekta (elvitegravir tablets)
  • Emtriva (emtricitabine)
  • Truvada (emtricitabine tenofovir df)
  • Epivir (lamivudine)
  • Isentress (raltegravir tablets)
  • Viramune (nevirapine)
  • Viramune XR (nevirapine extended-release tablets, for oral use)
  • Zerit (stavudine)