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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
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Emfovir Tablet, Pack of 1 Tablet
Emfovir Tablet, Pack of 1 Tablet
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Composition :

EMTRICITABINE-200MG + TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE-300MG

Consume Type :

ORAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Emfovir Tablet

Emfovir Tablet belongs to a group of antiretroviral medicines used to treat HIV infection. Emfovir Tablet helps decrease the chance of developing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and other HIV-related illnesses. Emfovir Tablet also helps reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection when used as a daily treatment and practising safe sex.

Emfovir Tablet is a combination of two drugs: Emtricitabine and Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, whereas Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Emfovir Tablet works by interfering with the working of nucleotide and nucleoside reverse transcriptase enzymes necessary for virus reproduction. Together, Emfovir Tablet helps in treating HIV infection.

Take Emfovir Tablet as prescribed. Depending on your medical condition, you are advised to take Emfovir Tablet for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you. Sometimes, you may experience certain common side effects such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, and rash. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Practise safe sex and take necessary precautions, as Emfovir Tablet does not prevent the spread of HIV infection. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy. Avoid breastfeeding while taking Emfovir Tablet. Emfovir Tablet may cause dizziness, so drive with caution. Emfovir Tablet is not recommended for children below 12 years. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and medicines to prevent side effects/interactions.

Uses of Emfovir Tablet

HIV infection

Directions for Use

Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

Emfovir Tablet belongs to a group of antiretroviral medicines used to treat HIV infection. Emfovir Tablet helps in decreasing the chance of developing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and other HIV-related illnesses. Emfovir Tablet is a combination of two drugs: Emtricitabine and Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, whereas Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Emfovir Tablet works by interfering with the working of nucleotide and nucleoside reverse transcriptase enzymes which are necessary for the reproduction of the virus. Together, Emfovir Tablet helps in treating HIV infection. Taking Emfovir Tablet along with practising safe sex and lifestyle changes may reduce the risk of getting or transmitting the HIV virus to others.

Storage

Keep Emfovir Tablet out of the sight and reach of children.
Side effects of Emfovir Tablet
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
Here's a comprehensive approach to managing medication-triggered fever:
  • Inform your doctor immediately if you experience a fever after starting a new medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or dosage as needed to minimize fever symptoms.
  • Monitor your body temperature to monitor fever progression.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water or electrolyte-rich beverages, to help your body regulate temperature.
  • Get plenty of rest and engage in relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to help manage fever symptoms.
  • Under the guidance of your doctor, consider taking medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce fever.
  • If your fever is extremely high (over 103°F), or if you experience severe symptoms such as confusion, seizures, or difficulty breathing, seek immediate medical attention.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
Managing back pain as a side effect of medication requires a combination of self-care techniques, lifestyle modifications, and medical interventions. Here are the steps:
  • Talk to your doctor about your back pain and potential medication substitutes or dose changes.
  • Try yoga or Pilates and other mild stretching exercises to increase flexibility and strengthen your back muscles.
  • To lessen the tension on your back, sit and stand upright and maintain proper posture.
  • To alleviate discomfort and minimize inflammation, apply heat or cold packs to the afflicted area.
  • Under your doctor's supervision, think about taking over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
  • Make ergonomic adjustments to your workspace and daily activities to reduce strain on your back.
  • To handle tension that could make back pain worse, try stress-reduction methods like deep breathing or meditation.
  • Use pillows and a supportive mattress to keep your spine in the right posture as you sleep.
  • Back discomfort can worsen by bending, twisting, and heavy lifting.
  • Speak with a physical therapist to create a customized training regimen to increase back strength and flexibility.
  • Rest well; get enough sleep.
  • Eat a balanced diet and drink enough water.
  • Manage stress with yoga and meditation.
  • Limit alcohol and caffeine.
  • Physical activities like walking or jogging might help boost energy and make you feel less tired.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.

Drug Warnings

Do not take Emfovir Tablet if you are allergic to any of its contents. Inform your doctor if you have a history of hepatitis B infection, kidney or liver problems; if you are older than 65years. Regularly get blood and urine tests done while taking Emfovir Tablet. Practise safe sex and take other necessary precautions as Emfovir Tablet does not prevent the spread of HIV infection. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy. Avoid breastfeeding while taking Emfovir Tablet. Emfovir Tablet may cause dizziness, so drive with caution. Emfovir Tablet is not recommended for children below 12years. Talk to your doctor immediately if you notice any signs or symptoms of infection or inflammation.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Tenofovir disoproxilDidanosine
Critical
Tenofovir disoproxilStreptozocin
Critical

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Tenofovir disoproxilDidanosine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Coadministration of Didanosine with Emfovir Tablet can increase the levels and risk of Didanosine side effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Didanosine with Emfovir Tablet is not recommended, please consult your doctor before taking it. It can be taken if your doctor prescribes it. However, if you experience severe headaches, confusion, weakness, trouble walking, muscle pain, or high fever, contact your doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilStreptozocin
Critical
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Combining Emfovir Tablet and Streptozocin can increase the risk of kidney problems.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Emfovir Tablet with Streptozocin is not recommended, as it can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, increased or decreased urination, sudden weight gain or weight loss, fluid retention, swelling, shortness of breath, bone pain, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, confusion, and irregular heart rhythm. Do not stop using any medications without talking to your doctor.
EmtricitabineLamivudine
Critical
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Combining these two medications may reduce overall effectiveness due to potential antagonistic effects (opposite actions).

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Emfovir Tablet with Lamivudine is not recommended, but it can be taken if your doctor prescribes it. Contact your doctor if your symptoms do not improve. Do not stop taking any medication without consulting your doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilIopromide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Coadministration of Iopromide and Emfovir Tablet can increase the risk of kidney problems.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Iopromide and Emfovir Tablet together can lead to an interaction, but it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like nausea, vomiting, increased or decreased urination, sudden weight gain or weight loss, swelling, shortness of breath, weakness, and irregular heart rhythm, contact your doctor immediately. You should drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated, help flush the contrast agent out of your kidneys, and do not discontinue any medications without consulting your doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilRifampicin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Rifampin may significantly lower the tenofovir levels in your blood, possibly decreasing its effectiveness in treating your condition.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Rifampicin together with Emfovir Tablet can result in an interaction, they can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you experience any unusual symptoms contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilFosphenytoin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
When Emfovir Tablet is taken with Fosphenytoin, the amount of Emfovir Tablet in the blood may decrease.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Fosphenytoin with Emfovir Tablet together can possibly result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Tenofovir disoproxilAciclovir
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Coadministration of Aciclovir with Emfovir Tablet may increase the risk or severity of kidney disorder.

How to manage the interaction:
Coadministration of Aciclovir with Emfovir Tablet can result in an interaction, it can be taken when your doctor has advised it. Contact a doctor immediately if you experience decreased or increased urine output, sudden weight gain or loss, swelling, or shortness of breath. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilFenoprofen
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Coadministration of Fenoprofen and Emfovir Tablet can increase the risk of kidney problems.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Fenoprofen and Emfovir Tablet together can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like nausea, vomiting, irregular urination, sudden weight gain or weight loss, muscle cramps, weakness, dizziness, confusion, and irregular heart rhythm, contact your doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting your doctor.
Tenofovir disoproxilIndometacin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Co-administration of Indomethacin with Emfovir Tablet can increase the risk of developing kidney injury.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Emfovir Tablet and Indometacin, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you experience nausea, vomiting, increased or decreased urination, sudden weight gain or loss, swelling, shortness of breath, weakness, and irregular heartbeat, consult a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
Tenofovir disoproxilRifabutin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Emfovir Tablet:
Taking Rifabutin and Emfovir Tablet may significantly reduce the blood levels of tenofovir, which may make it less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Emfovir Tablet and Rifabutin, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. However, if you experience any unusual symptoms contact a doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

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  • Practise safe sex by using condoms; it helps in reducing contact with semen and vaginal fluids.
  • Never share personal items with body fluids or blood on them, such as razor blades or toothbrushes.
  • Avoid sharing used needles, other injections or drug equipment.
  • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhoea or syphilis, as they can make you prone to HIV infection.
  • Eat a healthy and balanced diet. Eat vitamin and nutrient-rich food such as vegetables and fruits as it helps to boost your immune system. Opt for lean protein and whole grains.
  • Avoid eating raw meat and eggs. Consume properly boiled and cooked meat, poultry or seafood.
  • Eat bland and low-fat foods and avoid spicy or oily foods if you experience nausea or vomiting.
  • Try to reduce emotional and physical stress by spending time with family or doing whatever makes you happy.
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Side Effects of Emfovir Tablet

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Weakness
  • Rash

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Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar

M Pharmacy

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Santoshini Reddy G

M Pharmacy

Last Updated

Jul 8, 2025 | 9:42 AM IST

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FAQs

Emfovir Tablet is a combination of two drugs: Emtricitabine and Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Emfovir Tablet works by interfering with the working of nucleotide and nucleoside reverse transcriptase enzymes necessary for the reproduction of the virus. Together, Emfovir Tablet helps in treating HIV infection.

Please do not stop taking Emfovir Tablet without consulting your doctor, as it may reduce the effectiveness of anti-HIV therapy. Continue taking Emfovir Tablet for as long as your doctor has prescribed it to treat your condition effectually. Do not be reluctant to speak with your doctor if you experience any difficulty taking Emfovir Tablet.

Emfovir Tablet might cause lactic acidosis (excess of lactic acid in the blood), a rare but severe side effect, especially in women who are obese and people with liver disease. Consult a doctor immediately if you experience stomach pain, vomiting, nausea, drowsiness, and deep rapid breathing while taking Emfovir Tablet.

Emfovir Tablet does not cure HIV infection. However, Emfovir Tablet helps to decrease the chance of developing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and other HIV-related illnesses such as cancer or serious infections.

HIV negative patients can take Emfovir Tablet to lower the chance of getting HIV infection if prescribed by the doctor. Before starting the treatment, you should have a negative HIV test and whilst taking Emfovir Tablet regular HIV tests for at least every 3months is advised.

Emfovir Tablet may cause bone problems such as soft bones, thin bones, and bone pain. A regular bone density test is advised while taking Emfovir Tablet. For good bone health, take calcium and vitamin D supplements as told by the doctor.

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Special Advise

  • Get an HIV test done for at least every 3months.
  • Normal kidney and liver function tests and bone mineral density test while taking Emfovir Tablet is advised. 
  • Emfovir Tablet might affect laboratory test results. Inform the person doing the tests that you are taking Emfovir Tablet.

Disease/Condition Glossary

HIV infection: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system and destroys the white blood cells that help in fighting infection, making the individual susceptible to other infections or illnesses. People with HIV experience flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, rash, night sweats, muscle aches, tiredness, and sore throat. These symptoms usually last for days to several weeks. HIV spreads through body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, and blood. If left untreated, this condition can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). It is a life-long condition, and there is no definite cure. However, it can be controlled by treating with antiretroviral drugs.

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Alcohol

Caution

It is not known whether Emfovir Tablet interacts with alcohol. Please consult your doctor.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this, your doctor will prescribe only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

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Avoid breastfeeding while taking Emfovir Tablet as it may pass into breastmilk.

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Driving

Caution

Emfovir Tablet may cause dizziness. So, drive or operate machinery only if you are alert.

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Liver

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor before taking Emfovir Tablet if you have a liver impairment or any concerns regarding this.

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Kidney

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor before taking Emfovir Tablet if you have kidney impairment or any concerns regarding this.

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Children

Unsafe

Emfovir Tablet is not recommended for children below 12years.

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