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Title: Switching to New Version of Antiretroviral Tenofovir May Lead to Weight Gain
Post by: Hep Editors on November 26, 2018, 10:16:44 am
People who switch from the old version of the antiretroviral (ARV) tenofovir to the new iteration may be inclined to gain weight.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a slate of new combination tablets from Gilead Sciences in which the pharmaceutical company replaced the drug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) with tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF). As a standalone pill, TAF, known by the brand name Vemlidy, is also approved for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV).

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