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. 2013 Sep 4;16(1):18567. doi: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18567

Table 1.

Characteristics of NNRTIs approved by the European Union (EU) and/or the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Generic name (abbreviation) Trade name Manufacturer Formulation Date of FDA approval Date of EU approval
Nevirapine (NVP) Viramune®
Viramune XR ® (extended release)
Boehringer Ingelheim • 200 mg tablet
• Oral suspension (50 mg/5 mL)
• 400 mg XR tablet
21 Jun. 1996
XR tablet: 25 Mar. 2011
5 Feb. 1998
XR tablet: 21 Sept. 2011
First-generation NNRTIs Delavirdine (DLV) Rescriptor® Pfizer 100 and 200 mg tablets 4 Apr. 1997
Efavirenz (EFV) Sustiva® (FDA and EU)
Stocrin® (EU)
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd
• 50, 100 and 200 mg capsules
• 50, 200 and 600 mg tablets
• Oral solution (30 mg/mL)


17 Sept. 1998


28 May 1999
Second-generation Etravirine (ETR) Intelence® Janssen-Cilag 100 and 200 mg tablets 18 Jan. 2008 28 Aug. 2008
 NNRTIs Rilpivirine (RPV) Edurant® Janssen-Cilag 25 mg tablet 20 May 2011 28 Nov. 2011