Tenofovirdosage
tenofovir alafenamide 25 MG Oral Tablet [Vemlidy]
Dosage and administration
Testing: Prior to initiation of VEMLIDY, test patients for HIV infection. VEMLIDY alone should not be used in patients with HIV infection. Prior to or when initiating VEMLIDY, and during treatment on a clinically appropriate schedule, assess serum creatinine, estimated creatinine clearance, urine glucose, and urine protein in all patients. Also assess serum phosphorus in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Recommended dosage: 25 mg (one tablet) taken orally once daily with food.
Renal Impairment: VEMLIDY is not recommended in patients with estimated creatinine clearance below 15 mL per minute who are not receiving chronic hemodialysis. In patients on chronic hemodialysis, on hemodialysis days, administer VEMLIDY after hemodialysis.
Hepatic Impairment: VEMLIDY is not recommended in patients with decompensated (Child-Pugh B or C) hepatic impairment.
2.1 Testing
Prior to Initiation of VEMLIDY Prior to initiation of VEMLIDY, patients should be tested for HIV-1 infection. VEMLIDY alone should not be used in patients with HIV-1 infection. Prior to or when initiating VEMLIDY, and during treatment with VEMLIDY on a clinically appropriate schedule, assess serum creatinine, estimated creatinine clearance, urine glucose, and urine protein in all patients. In patients with chronic kidney disease, also assess serum phosphorus.
2.2 Recommended
Dosage in Adults and Pediatric Patients 6 Years of Age and Older and Weighing at Least 25 kg The recommended dosage of VEMLIDY in adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older and weighing at least 25 kg is one 25 mg tablet taken orally once daily with food.
2.3 Dosage in
Patients with Renal Impairment No dosage adjustment of VEMLIDY is required in patients with estimated creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 15 mL per minute, or in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD; estimated creatinine clearance below 15 mL per minute) who are receiving chronic hemodialysis. On days of hemodialysis, administer VEMLIDY after completion of hemodialysis treatment. VEMLIDY is not recommended in patients with ESRD who are not receiving chronic hemodialysis. No data are available to make dose recommendations in pediatric patients with renal impairment.
2.4 Dosage in
Patients with Hepatic Impairment No dosage adjustment of VEMLIDY is required in patients with mild hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh A). VEMLIDY is not recommended in patients with decompensated (Child-Pugh B or C) hepatic impairment.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 14, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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