Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a once-a-day pill for HIV?

Yes. There currently there are three combination pills that include an entire regimen in a single pill. The three once-a-day pills, with their components, are:

• Atripla
  • 600 mg of efavirenz (Sustiva)
  • 300 mg of tenofovir (Viread)
  • 200 mg of emtricitabine (Emtriva)
• Complera
  • 25 mg of rilpivirine (Edurant)
  • 300 mg of tenofovir (Viread)
  • 200 mg of emtricitabine (Emtriva)
• Stribild
  • 150 mg of elvitegravir
  • 150 mg of cobicistat
  • 300 mg of tenofovir (Viread)
  • 200 mg of emtricitabine (Emtriva)

People who might benefit from these single-pill combinations include:

• Those starting antiretroviral therapy for the first time
• Those who would like to simplify their regimen from the same or similar individual component medications (for example, Sustiva + Truvada)
• Those who would like to switch from a more complicated regimen and have not developed resistance to any of the drugs that these single-pill regimens contain

In the next year or two, it is hoped that other one-pill, once-daily regimens will become available.