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Common side effects include headache, tiredness, trouble sleeping, abdominal pain, weight loss, and rash. [5] Serious side effects may include high blood lactate levels and enlargement of the liver. [7] Use of this medication during pregnancy does not appear to harm the fetus, but this has not been well studied. [1]
The DISCOVER trial that compared descovy versus truvada for PrEP showed that descovy produced safer kidney and bone outcomes. [40] The injectable form of PrEP, Cabotegravir, shares similar side effects to oral PrEP such as nausea and headache. However, one of the most common side effect is pain at injection site. [21]
Common side effects of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir are tiredness, dizziness, gastrointestinal distress, and skin discoloration. More severe side effects are hallucinations, sleeplessness and depression. [12] Recommended dosage for efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir is one tablet at or before bedtime.
Gilead Sciences and the U.S. government have settled a billion-dollar patent dispute over Gilead's HIV prevention drugs Truvada and Descovy, according to a Wednesday filing in Delaware federal court.
In the study, which had more than 5,300 cisgender women and adolescent girls aged 16-25, participants received either lenacapavir, Truvada or Gilead's once-daily pill Descovy.
Emtricitabine (commonly called FTC, systematic name 2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluoro-3'-thiacytidine [2]), with trade name Emtriva (formerly Coviracil), is a nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in adults and children.
As interest in taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 agonist) medications, such as Zepbound and Wegovy, for weight loss, research continues to examine potential new side effects ...
Neuropsychiatric effects are the most common adverse effects, and include disturbed sleep (including nightmares, insomnia, disrupted sleep, and daytime fatigue), dizziness, headaches, vertigo, blurred vision, anxiety, and cognitive impairment (including fatigue, confusion, and memory and concentration problems), and depression, including suicidal thinking.