What is Odefsey used for?
Odefsey is a complete single-tablet regimen used for the treatment of HIV. It was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016.
What are the drugs in Odefsey?
Odefsey contains three medications: rilpivirine (RPV), tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), and emtricitabine (FTC).
RPV is in the class of drugs called NNRTIs (short for “non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors”), which stop HIV from making copies of itself.
TAF and FTC are both in the class of drugs called NRTIs (short for “nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors”), which also block HIV from making copies of itself.
Can Odefsey be used for any other conditions besides HIV treatment?
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Mass General Brigham Congratulates Two Leaders Named to Biden-Harris Health Care Team
Mass General BrighamDecember 11, 2020 GMT
Boston, Dec. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mass General Brigham congratulates the two leading clinicians with deep roots at Mass General Brigham who have been named to President-elect Joe Biden’s health care leadership team. Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Chief of the Infectious Disease Division at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has been named Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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“Rochelle is revered by her colleagues and peers and has built a reputation for not only being a world-renowned infectious disease expert, but also for being a deliberate, thoughtful and compassionate leader,” said Anne Klibanski, MD, Mass General Brigham President and Chief Executive Officer. “This is an incredibly proud moment for
Massachusetts General Hospital is President-elect Joe Biden s pick to head the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Walensky is the infectious disease chief at MGH and a professor at Harvard Medical School.
Walensky is also a practicing infectious disease physician at MGH and Brigham and Women s Hospital. She serves as chairwoman of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, part of the National Institutes of Health, and as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents.
Walensky is a well-respected public health and infectious disease expert who also has a reputation for speaking her mind, The Washington Post reported.