FDA Approves Intelence (etravirine) for HIV Combination Therapy

The U.S. FDA has granted accelerated approval to the anti-HIV medication INTELENCE (etravirine) tablets -- the first non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) to show antiviral activity in treatment- experienced adult patients with HIV resistant to a NNRTI and other antiretroviral (ARV) agents. INTELENCE, also known as TMC125, was developed by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. and will be marketed in the U.S. by Tibotec Therapeutics, a division of Ortho Biotech Products, L.P.