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Table 1 Antiretroviral Medications Purchased by the U.S. Medicaid Program from 1991 to 2005

From: Utilization and spending trends for antiretroviral medications in the U.S. Medicaid program from 1991 to 2005

Brand Name

Generic Name(s)

Manufacturer

Approval Date

Time to Approval

Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)

Combivir

lamivudine and zidovudine

GlaxoSmithKline

27-Sep-97

3.9 months

Emtriva

emtricitabine, FTC

Gilead Sciences

02-Jul-03

10 months

Epivir

lamivudine, 3TC

GlaxoSmithKline

17-Nov-95

4.4 months

Epzicom

abacavir and lamivudine

GlaxoSmithKline

02-Aug-04

10 months

Hivid

zalcitabine, dideoxycytidine, ddC

Hoffmann-La Roche

19-Jun-92

7.6 months

Retrovir

zidovudine, azidothymidine, AZT, ZDV

GlaxoSmithKline

19-Mar-87

3.5 months

Trizivir

abacavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine

GlaxoSmithKline

14-Nov-00

10.9 months

Truvada

tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

02-Aug-04

5 months

Videx EC

enteric coated didanosine, ddI EC

Bristol Myers-Squibb

31-Oct-00

9 months

Videx

didanosine, dideoxyinosine, ddI

Bristol Myers-Squibb

9-Oct-91

6 months

Viread

tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, TDF

Gilead

26-Oct-01

5.9 months

Zerit

stavudine, d4T

Bristol Myers-Squibb

24-Jun-94

5.9 months

Ziagen

abacavir sulfate, ABC

GlaxoSmithKline

17-Dec-98

5.8 months

Protease Inhibitors (PIs)

Agenerase

amprenavir, APV

GlaxoSmithKline

15-Apr-99

6 months

Aptivus

tipranavir, TPV

Boehringer Ingelheim

22-Jun-05

6 months

Crixivan

indinavir, IDV

Merck

13-Mar-96

1.4 months

Fortovase

saquinavir (no longer marketed)

Hoffmann-La Roche

7-Nov-97

5.9 months

Invirase

saquinavir mesylate, SQV

Hoffmann-La Roche

6-Dec-95

3.2 months

Kaletra

lopinavir and ritonavir, LPV/RTV

Abbott Laboratories

15-Sep-00

3.5 months

Lexiva

Fosamprenavir Calcium, FOS-APV

GlaxoSmithKline

20-Oct-03

10 months

Norvir

ritonavir, RTV

Abbott Laboratories

1-Mar-96

2.3 months

Reyataz

atazanavir sulfate, ATV

Bristol-Myers Squibb

20-Jun-03

6 months

Viracept

nelfinavir mesylate, NFV

Agouron Pharmaceuticals

14-Mar-97

2.6 months

Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)

Rescriptor

delavirdine, DLV

Pfizer

4-Apr-97

8.7 months

Sustiva

efavirenz, EFV

Bristol Myers-Squibb

17-Sep-98

3.2 months

Viramune

nevirapine, NVP

Boehringer Ingelheim

21-Jun-96

3.9 months

Fusion Inhibitors

Fuzeon

enfuvirtide, T-20

Hoffmann-La Roche & Trimeris

13-Mar-03

6 months

  1. Source: Food And Drug Administration: [16]