What drugs are in Stribild?
STRIBILD contains the medicines elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. It is not known if STRIBILD is safe and effective in children under 12 years of age or who weigh less than 77 lbs.
What is Stribild used for?
Stribild for HIV. Stribild is FDA-approved to treat HIV. It can be given to certain adults and to children ages 12 years and older who weigh at least 77 pounds (35 kilograms). Stribild can be used in people who’ve never received treatment for their HIV.
How much does Stribild cost?
The cost for Stribild oral tablet (150 mg-150 mg-200 mg-300 mg) is around $3,968 for a supply of 30 tablets, depending on the pharmacy you visit. Prices are for cash paying customers only and are not valid with insurance plans.
What are the side effects of Stribild?
Diarrhea, headache, dizziness, trouble sleeping, unusual dreams, back pain, or change in the color of skin on your palms or soles of your feet may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Is Stribild safe?
Stribild may cause the following serious side effects, including: New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys before you start and while you are taking Stribild.
Is there a generic for Stribild?
Has a generic version of Stribild been approved? No. There is currently no therapeutically equivalent version of Stribild available in the United States. Note: Fraudulent online pharmacies may attempt to sell an illegal generic version of Stribild.
Can Stribild be used as PrEP?
No, Stribild is not approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Stribild is used to treat (not prevent) HIV infection.
Is Genvoya better than Stribild?
Genvoya contains tenofovir alafenamide, while Stribild has tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Tenofovir alafenamide (in Genvoya) is easier on your kidneys and bones, compared to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (in Stribild). This means that Genvoya is less likely to cause kidney or bone damage.
Does Stribild cause weight gain?
Official Answer. Weight gain is not listed as a side effect in the product information for Stribild, but a large study suggests that some of the newer HIV treatments, including those containing integrase strand inhibitors such as elvitegravir (found in Stribild), can be linked with significant weight gain.
Is Stribild a pep?
Adverse events reported were in line with those experienced by participants receiving the 28-day PEP course. Stribild is considered a good option for HIV PEP in high-resource settings; however, its availability is limited to those in resource-limited settings.
Can Genvoya cause erectile dysfunction?
Official Answer. Erectile dysfunction is not reported to be a side effect of Genvoya, a medication used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection. Genvoya is a four-drug combination tablet containing cobicistat, elvitegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide.
Does Genvoya cause hair loss?
No, hair loss hasn’t been reported as a side effect of Genvoya in clinical trials. People with HIV may experience hair loss due to factors such as other medical conditions. But hair loss isn’t a symptom of HIV itself. If you’re concerned about hair loss while taking Genvoya, talk with your doctor.