DrugAdult dosage*
Occupational exposures
Preferred basic two-drug regimens
Zidovudine (Retrovir) plus lamivudine (Epivir); combination drug available as CombivirZidovudine: 300 mg twice daily with food
Lamivudine: 150 mg twice daily
Zidovudine/lamivudine: 300/150-mg tablet twice daily
Zidovudine plus emtricitabine (Emtriva)Zidovudine: 300 mg twice daily with food
Emtricitabine: 200 mg once daily
Tenofovir (Viread) plus lamivudineTenofovir: 300 mg once daily
Lamivudine: 150 mg twice daily
Tenofovir plus emtricitabine; combination drug available as TruvadaTenofovir: 300 mg once daily
Emtricitabine: 200 mg once daily
Tenofovir/emtricitabine: 300/200-mg tablet once daily
Preferred expanded three-drug regimen
Basic two-drug regimen plus lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra)Lopinavir/ritonavir: two 200/50-mg tablets twice daily with food
Nonoccupational exposures
Preferred nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor–based regimen
Efavirenz (Sustiva)Efavirenz: 600 mg once daily
plus
Lamivudine or emtricitabineLamivudine or emtricitabine; zidovudine or tenofovir: same dosing as above
plus
Zidovudine or tenofovir
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir combination available as AtriplaEfavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir: 600/200/300-mg tablet once daily
Preferred protease inhibitor–based regimen
Lopinavir/ritonavirSame dosing as above
plus
Lamivudine or emtricitabine
plus
Zidovudine