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emtricitabine, FTC (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)
HIV reverse transcriptase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
emtricitabine, FTC (drug) (emtricitabine, FTC (drug)) — French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis. Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) that blocks HIV reverse transcriptase, preventing the virus from converting its RNA genome into DNA and replicating.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emtricitabine, FTC (drug) TARGET | emtricitabine, FTC (drug) | French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis | phase 3 | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Emtricitabine / Tenofovir | Emtricitabine / Tenofovir | The Miriam Hospital | marketed | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz | Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz | GlaxoSmithKline | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Doravirine + tenofovir DF + lamivudine | Doravirine + tenofovir DF + lamivudine | Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (NNRTI + NRTIs) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine | Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine | Bristol-Myers Squibb | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (protease inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| AZT+3TC+IDV+RTV | AZT+3TC+IDV+RTV | Hospital Clinic of Barcelona | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + PI) | HIV reverse transcriptase; HIV protease |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
- Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
- Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
- Avexa · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). emtricitabine, FTC (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/emtricitabine-ftc-drug. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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