Simple English explanation with example
- Helps stop HIV from multiplying in the body
- Contains two antiviral medicines used together
- Can be used for HIV treatment or prevention in some people
- Lowers the virus’s ability to copy itself
- Like removing key tools HIV needs to spread
Scientific explanation
- Contains emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide
- Both are nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- They interfere with viral DNA synthesis after intracellular activation
- Reduce HIV replication when used in combination regimens
- Used for HIV treatment and, in selected groups, pre-exposure prophylaxis