Truvada Dosage
Generic name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Dosage form: tablet, film coated
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Recommended Dose
​The dose of TRUVADA for adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with body weight greater than or equal to 35 kg (greater than or equal to 77 lb) is one tablet (containing 200 mg of emtricitabine and 300 mg of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) once daily taken orally with or without food.
Dose Adjustment for Renal Impairment
Significantly increased drug exposures occurred when EMTRIVA or VIREAD were administered to subjects with moderate to severe renal impairment [see EMTRIVA or VIREAD Package Insert]. Therefore, the dosing interval of TRUVADA should be adjusted in patients with baseline creatinine clearance 30–49 mL/min using the recommendations in Table 1. These dosing interval recommendations are based on modeling of single-dose pharmacokinetic data in non-HIV infected subjects. The safety and effectiveness of these dosing interval adjustment recommendations have not been clinically evaluated in patients with moderate renal impairment, therefore clinical response to treatment and renal function should be closely monitored in these patients [See Warnings and Precautions (5.3)].
No dose adjustment is necessary for patients with mild renal impairment (creatinine clearance 50–80 mL/min). Routine monitoring of calculated creatinine clearance and serum phosphorus should be performed in patients with mild renal impairment [See Warnings and Precautions (5.3)].
| Creatinine Clearance (mL/min)* | |||
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| ≥50 | 30–49 | <30 (Including Patients Requiring Hemodialysis) |
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| Recommended Dosing Interval | Every 24 hours | Every 48 hours | TRUVADA should not be administered. |
​No data are available to make dose recommendations in pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with renal impairment.


