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What is Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir?

The antiretroviral drugs efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir are combined to be taken as one tablet once a day. It may be prescribed for use alone as a complete treatment option or in combination with other antiretroviral medications.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) 417 154 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 13 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 9 2 Efficacy_major
General health 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
low CD4 3 1 Efficacy_major
Don't know 2 1 Efficacy_none

See all 437 patients currently taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 26
Moderate
 31
Mild
 67
None
 36

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

Vivid dreams 67
Dizziness 59
Tiredness 35
Inconsistent sleep pattern 27
Rash or skin problems 15
Balance problems 15
See all 67 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir. See all 20 dosages ►

  daily 1 tbs. daily 1 daily 200 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 daily 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily 600 mg daily 1,100 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  29 Number of Patients: 29 5 Number of Patients: 5 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 330 Number of Patients: 330 27 Number of Patients: 27 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 39   Side effects too severe: 62%
Doctor's advice 16   Doctor's advice: 25%
Other 9   Other: 14%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 6%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 5%
Expense 1   Expense: 2%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 61 patients who’ve stopped taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

Always
 146 91%
Usually
 11 7%
Sometimes
 1 1%
Never
 2 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

Very
 9 6%
Somewhat
 17 11%
A little
 28 18%
Not at all
 106 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir

$200+
 10 8%
$100-199
 5 4%
$50-99
 22 17%
$25-49
 21 17%
< $25
 68 54%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.