Genvoya: New drug to fight HIV
Q. Genvoya has been approved by the Food and Drugs Administration of USA. It will treat -- Published on 10 Nov 15a. Ebola
b. Swine Flu
c. HIV
d. Anthrax
ANSWER: HIV
- Genvoya contains a new form of the powerful antiviral medication tenofovir, which slows progression of the virus.
- This new form of the medication enters the body's cells, including those infected with HIV and where the virus replicates, more efficiently than previous forms of tenofovir.
- Therefore, its manufactures say it can be given at a lower dose, which results in 91 per cent less tenofovir in the bloodstream.
- The drug has fewer side effects . Its rate of kidney toxicity are lower, and decreases in bone density are also reduced in patients taking Genvoya, when compared with other drugs containing tenofovir.
