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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jan 14;172(4):281–282. doi: 10.7326/M19-3337

Table.

Effectiveness, safety, and cost of TDF/FTC and TAF/FTC for HIV preexposure prophylaxis

TDF/FTC TAF/FTC
Effectiveness*
  MSM and transgender women ~99% ~99%
  Heterosexual women and men ~99% Unknown
  People who inject drugs 74-84% Unknown
Changes in safety parameters at 48 weeks(4, 9)
  Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mean (mL/min) −2.0 +2.0
  Hip bone mineral density, mean (%) −1.0 +0.2
  Fasting low-density lipoprotein, median (mg/dL) −6.5 +1.0
  Body weight, mean (kg) 0 +1.1
Cost
  Average wholesale price per month $2,110 $2,110
  Generic version available 2020 2022 to 2025

TDF/FTC, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine; TAF/FTC, tenofovir alafenamide with emtricitabine.

*

Effectiveness estimates for TDF/FTC are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/estimates/preventionstrategies.html).