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Emtricitabine
How Emtricitabine works
Emtricitabine prevents the multiplication of HIV virus in human cells. Thus stops the HIV virus from producing new viruses.
Side Effects
Fatigue, Headache, Nausea, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Depression, Abnormal dreams, Rash
Usage
Emtricitabine is used in the treatment of HIV infection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What class is Emtricitabine?Emtricitabine and tenofovir belongs to class of antiretroviral medicines
Q. What is emtricitabine and tenofovir?Emtricitabine and tenofovir used for treatment of HIV infection
Q. What is Emtricitabine used for?Emtricitabine is used in combination with other medicines to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Q. How does Emtricitabine work?Emtricitabine works by inhibiting the enzyme for DNA synthesis (nucleoside reverse transcriptase) thereby lowering the growth and decrease the amount of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in body
Q. Why Emtricitabine is called FTC?FTC is the short form assigned to Emtricitabine for common referral term.
