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FDA-Approved Antiretrovirals for the Treatment of HIV

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) - Winter 2002/2003
Mark Milano

 FDA-Approved Antiretrovirals for the Treatment of HIV

Each of the anti-HIV drugs that are now available go by at least two names - a brand name (sort of like Coca-Cola®) and a generic/chemical name or names. Add to that pills like Combivir and Trizivir that combine medications, and it can be pretty confusing. The following medications are organized by class and listed by brand name first, followed by their generic names in parentheses.

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (RTIs)

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
(also called nucleoside analogs or nukes)
 Ziagen (abacavir)
 Videx (didanosine, ddI)
 Epivir (lamivudine, 3TC)
 Zerit (stavudine, d4T)
 Hivid (zalcitabine, ddC)
 Retrovir (zidovudine, AZT)

 Combivir (AZT + 3TC combined in one pill)
 Trizivir (AZT, 3TC + Ziagen combined in one pill)

Nucelotide Analog
 Viread (tenofovir)

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)
(sometimes called non-nucleosides or non-nukes)
 Rescriptor (delavirdine)
 Sustiva (efavirenz)
 Viramune (nevirapine)

Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
Agenerase (amprenavir)
Crixivan (indinavir)
Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir)
Viracept (nelfinavir)
Norvir (ritonavir)
Fortovase (saquinavir)

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