The once-daily fixed-dose combination tablet Complera (rilpivirine plus tenofovir and emtricitabine) has been added to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s antiretroviral treatment guidelines as a second-tier “alternative” option for people living with HIV starting therapy for the first time, according to an update released Friday, October 14. Other changes include the removal of both Viramune (nevirapine) and Combivir (zidovudine plus lamivudine) as alternative treatment options—both are now considered third-tier “acceptable” options—by the DHHS guidelines committee.
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