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Truvada vs Reyataz
Side-by-side clinical, coverage, and cost comparison for hiv infections.Deep comparison between: Truvada vs Reyataz with Prescriber.AI
AI compares prescribing info and payer-specific access barriers across 1,200+ formularies. Here's a preview of what prescribers are already asking.Safety signalsReyataz has a higher rate of injection site reactions vs Truvada based on FDA-approved prescribing information
Coverage gaps3 major payers require step therapy for Reyataz but not Truvada, including UnitedHealthcare
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Category
Truvada
Reyataz
At A Glance
Oral
Once daily
NRTI combination (FTC + TDF)
Oral
Once daily
HIV-1 protease inhibitor
Indications
- HIV Infections
- HIV Infections
Dosing
HIV Infections Adults and pediatric patients weighing >=35 kg: one tablet (200 mg FTC/300 mg TDF) once daily orally with or without food; pediatric patients weighing 17 to <35 kg: weight-based lower-strength tablet (100 mg/150 mg, 133 mg/200 mg, or 167 mg/250 mg) once daily; CrCl 30-49 mL/min: one tablet every 48 hours; CrCl <30 mL/min or hemodialysis: not recommended.
HIV-1 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis HIV-1 uninfected adults and adolescents weighing >=35 kg: one tablet (200 mg FTC/300 mg TDF) once daily orally with or without food; not recommended if CrCl <60 mL/min.
HIV Infections (treatment-naive adults) 300 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily with food, or 400 mg once daily with food if unable to tolerate ritonavir
HIV Infections (treatment-experienced adults) 300 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily with food; 400 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily if taken with both tenofovir DF and H2-receptor antagonist
HIV Infections (pediatric patients 6 to less than 18 years, 15 to less than 35 kg) 200 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily with food
HIV Infections (pediatric patients at least 35 kg) 300 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily with food
HIV Infections (pediatric patients at least 3 months, 5 to less than 15 kg) 200 mg oral powder once daily with ritonavir 80 mg once daily with food
HIV Infections (pregnant patients) 300 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily with food; 400 mg once daily with ritonavir 100 mg once daily during second or third trimester when coadministered with either H2-receptor antagonist or tenofovir DF
Contraindications
- Unknown or positive HIV-1 status when used for HIV-1 PrEP
- Previously demonstrated clinically significant hypersensitivity (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, toxic skin eruptions) to any component
- Coadministration with drugs highly dependent on CYP3A or UGT1A1 for clearance where elevated plasma concentrations are associated with serious or life-threatening events (alfuzosin, cisapride, pimozide, orally administered midazolam, triazolam, ergot derivatives, lovastatin, simvastatin, lomitapide, sildenafil for pulmonary arterial hypertension, indinavir, irinotecan, lurasidone when boosted with ritonavir, apalutamide, encorafenib, ivosidenib, elbasvir/grazoprevir, glecaprevir/pibrentasvir)
- Coadministration with strong CYP3A inducers (rifampin, St. John's wort, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, nevirapine)
Adverse Reactions
Most common (>=10%) Diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, headache, dizziness, depression, insomnia, abnormal dreams, rash
Serious Severe acute exacerbations of hepatitis B, new onset or worsening renal impairment, immune reconstitution syndrome, bone loss and mineralization defects, lactic acidosis/severe hepatomegaly with steatosis
Postmarketing Allergic reaction including angioedema, lactic acidosis, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, dyspnea, pancreatitis, hepatic steatosis, hepatitis, rash, rhabdomyolysis, osteomalacia, muscular weakness, myopathy, acute renal failure, Fanconi syndrome, proximal renal tubulopathy, interstitial nephritis, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, proteinuria, asthenia
Most common (>=2%) Nausea, jaundice/scleral icterus, rash, headache, insomnia, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, myalgia, depression, peripheral neurologic symptoms
Serious Cardiac conduction abnormalities (PR interval prolongation, second-degree AV block, third-degree AV block), chronic kidney disease, nephrolithiasis, cholelithiasis
Postmarketing Edema, QTc prolongation, left bundle branch block, pancreatitis, hepatic function abnormalities, cholecystitis, cholestasis, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, arthralgia, interstitial nephritis, granulomatous interstitial nephritis, alopecia, maculopapular rash, pruritus, angioedema
Pharmacology
FTC and TDF are both nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs); each is converted intracellularly to an active triphosphate form that inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by competing with natural dNTP substrates and causing chain termination. No antagonism between FTC and TDF has been observed in cell culture combination studies.
Atazanavir is an azapeptide HIV-1 protease inhibitor that selectively inhibits virus-specific processing of viral Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins in HIV-1-infected cells, preventing formation of mature virions.
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Most Common Insurance
Anthem BCBS
Truvada
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
Reyataz
- Covered on 5 commercial plans
- PA (0/12) · Step Therapy (0/12) · Qty limit (11/12)
UnitedHealthcare
Truvada
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (8/8)
Reyataz
- Covered on 4 commercial plans
- PA (0/8) · Step Therapy (0/8) · Qty limit (4/8)
Humana
Truvada
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Reyataz
- Covered on 0 commercial plans
- PA (0/3) · Step Therapy (0/3) · Qty limit (3/3)
Coverage data sourced from MMIT. Updated monthly.
Savings
$0
Gilead Advancing Access Patient Assistance Program/Medication Assistance Program (PAP/MAP)Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
Cost estimate not availableGood Days: HIV, AIDS Treatment & Prevention
Commercial or private insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, VA, TRICARE
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Clinical data sourced from FDA-approved labeling. Coverage data via MMIT. Updated monthly.