Emtricitabine

In the US, Emtricitabine (emtricitabine systemic) is a member of the drug class nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and is used to treat HIV Infection and Nonoccupational Exposure.

US matches:

• Emtricitabine


• Emtricitabine Solution


• Emtricitabine/Tenofovir


• Emtricitabine and tenofovir


• Emtricitabine, lopinavir, ritonavir, and tenofovir


• Emtricitabine, nelfinavir, and tenofovir


• Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J05AF09

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0143491-57-0

Chemical Formula

C8-H10-F-N3-O3-S

Molecular Weight

247

Therapeutic Category

Antiviral agent, HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Chemical Names

(2R-cis)-4-Amino-5-fluoro-1-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-oxathiolan-5-yl]-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (USAN)

2'-Deoxy-5-fluoro-3'-thiacytidine

4-Amino-5--fluor-1-[(2R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-oxathiolan-5-yl]pyrimidin-2(1H)-on (IUPAC)

5-fluoro-1-[(2R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-oxathiolan-5-yl]cytosine (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Emtricitabinum (Latin)
• Emtricitabin (German)
• Emtricitabine (French)
• Emtricitabina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Emtricitabine (OS: USAN)
• (-)-FTC (IS)
• 2-FTC (IS)
• 524W91 (IS)
• BW 1592 (IS)
• BW 524W91 (IS)
• dOTFC (IS)
• DRG-0208 (IS)
• FTC,(-)- (IS)
• Emtricitabine (PH: USP 31)

Brand Names

• Atripla (Emtricitabine and Efavirenz, Tenofovir)
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Germany; Gilead, Austria; Gilead, Australia; Gilead, Switzerland; Gilead, Germany; Gilead, Denmark; Gilead, France; Gilead, United Kingdom; Gilead, Norway; Gilead, United States; Gilead Sciences, Sweden



• Emtriva
  Er-Kim, Turkey; Gador, Argentina; Gilead, Austria; Gilead, Australia; Gilead, Canada; Gilead, Cyprus; Gilead, Czech Republic; Gilead, Germany; Gilead, Denmark; Gilead, Spain; Gilead, Finland; Gilead, France; Gilead, United Kingdom; Gilead, Greece; Gilead, Hungary; Gilead, Ireland; Gilead, Iceland; Gilead, Italy; Gilead, Luxembourg; Gilead, Netherlands; Gilead, Norway; Gilead, New Zealand; Gilead, United States; Gilead Sciences, Sweden; Japan Tobacco, Japan; Stendhal, Mexico; TRB Chemedica, Switzerland; UCB, Belgium



• Truvada (Emtricitabine and Tenofovir)
  Gilead, Austria; Gilead, Australia; Gilead, Canada; Gilead, Switzerland; Gilead, Germany; Gilead, Denmark; Gilead, Spain; Gilead, United Kingdom; Gilead, Ireland; Gilead, Luxembourg; Gilead, Netherlands; Gilead, Norway; Gilead, Slovakia; Gilead, Turkey; Gilead, United States; Gilead Sciences, Sweden; Gilead Sciences International Limited, South Africa; Japan Tobacco, Japan

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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