User:Mr. Ibrahem/Rilpivirine

Rilpivirine, sold under the brand name Edurant among others, is a medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. Specifically it is used together with other antiviral medication for HIV-1. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include headache, trouble sleeping, dizziness, nausea, abnormal lipid levels, and liver problems. Other side effects may include drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) and depression. Use during pregnancy appears safe, but as not been well studied. It is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) which blocks the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

Rilpivirine was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2011. In the United Kingdom a month of medication costs the NHS about £200 as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 1,200 USD.