Abacavir (ABC) Ziagen ABC to Z Zid Ziagen starts with a Z
A/B rated = generic equivalents Didanosine Videx EC Never used Emtricitabine Emtriva Both start with Emt Lamivudine Epivir You give EPInephrine to LAMs Stavudine Zerit Never used Tenofovir Viread There is a VI in Viread (VI +read)= Ten = Tenofovir Zidovudine Retrovir Retro ~go back in alphabets to Zid Efavirenz Sustiva Sustiva sounds like sustain. You want your FAV thing to last forever. eFAVirenz Nevirapine Viramune Both have VIRA in them Delavirdine Rescriptor You delavir (deliver) scripts to patients Etravirine Intelence Travel intel Rilpivirine Edurant Kevin Durant is a basketball player. 5 players play from one team. (i i i i and Durant is number V)
Atazanavir Reyataz TAZ
Darunavir Prezista Donald is running for President Fosamprenavir Lexiva Pete Sampras won 14 (XIV) grand slams Indinavir Crixivan 11 Indian Vans Lopinavir/ritonavir Kaletra Kale lowers INR Ritonivir Norvir Nor= without ritonavir is never used by itself Nelfinavir Viracept Never used Saquinavir Invirase Never used Tipranavir Aptivus Never used Dolutegravir Tivicay Dilute IV Elvitegravir Vitekta vite Raltegravir Isentress I sent it to Raleigh Maraviroc Selzentry Maraviroc stops cells entry = Selzentry Enfurvitide Fuzeon Fuse (fusion inhibitor) Combo Meds Acronym Triumeq Lamivudine, Abacavir, Dolutegravir triLAD (tri for 3 meds) Stribild Elvitegravir, tenofovir, emtricitabine, S(c)EET (like seat) cobicistat Genvoya Elvitegravir, tenofovir alafenamide, genTEEC (sounds like antique) emtricitabine, cobicistat Atripla Efavirenz, tenofovir, emtricitabine TEE (tripla = triple = 3 meds) complera Rilpivirine, tenofovir, emtricitabine coRTE (sounds like court) Truvada Emtricitabine, Tenofovir, truET Descovy Tenofovir alafenamide, Emtricitabine TED Trizivir Abacavir, lamivudine, Zidovudine triALZ (tri for 3 meds) Combivir Lamivudine, Zidovudine coLZ (sounds like Kohls) (bi for 2 meds) Epzicom Abacavir, Lamivudine ALe o Combivir has bi in it which means 2 meds (to differentiate it from Complera which has 3 meds) o The T is always tenofovir. The A is always Abacavir. The L is always Lamivudine.The Z is always zidovudine. o When there is one E, it is ALWAYS emtricitabine (Except for ALe)