Biktarvy is a single-tablet regimen, which means it combines three different drugs into one easy-to-take pill. These drugs are:
Bictegravir: This drug is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor that blocks HIV replication by preventing the virus from integrating into the DNA of healthy cells.
Emtricitabine: An NRTI (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor), emtricitabine interferes with the virus’s ability to replicate by inhibiting reverse transcriptase, an enzyme needed for viral replication.
Tenofovir alafenamide: Another NRTI, tenofovir alafenamide works similarly to emtricitabine, disrupting the HIV replication process.
