From Health Canada product monographs; label wording only, not a treatment recommendation.
Matching is lexical and uses one held product label per generic; formulations and qualifying criteria may differ.
Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: CABOTEGRAVIR, CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, DORAVIRINE, EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE, ELVITEGRAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, ETRAVIRINE, LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR
CABOTEGRAVIR · General benefit
1 Indications
VOCABRIA (cabotegravir tablets) is indicated, in combination with EDURANT (rilpivirine tablets), as a
complete regimen for short-term treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection
in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, who are virologically stable and
suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) as:
• an oral lead-in to assess tolerability of cabotegravir prior to initiating CABENUVA
• oral bridging therapy for missed CABENUVA injections
CABENUVA (cabotegravir and rilpivirine extended release injectable suspensions) is indicated:
• as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients, at least 12 years of
age and weighing at least 35 kg, to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in patients
who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL).
1.1 Pediatrics
Pediatrics (≥ 12 and < 18 years of age): the use of VOCABRIA and CABENUVA in adolescent patients 12
years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg is supported by the interim safety and
pharmacokinetic data of an ongoing phase 1/2 open-label, non-comparative study in which oral and
injectable cabotegravir or oral and injectable rilpivirine, each as a single agent, was administered in
combination with other antiretroviral agents, and also by the pharmacokinetic data from studies with
VOCABRIA, CABENUVA and oral and injectable rilpivirine use in adults (see 8.2.1 Clinical Trial Adverse
Reactions-Pediatrics, 10.3 Pharmacokinetics, and 14 CLINICAL TRIALS; oral rilpivirine use refers to the
EDURANT product monograph).
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080949.PDF; date 2025-06-30; DIN 02497204; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE · General benefit
1 Indications
VOCABRIA (cabotegravir tablets) is indicated, in combination with EDURANT (rilpivirine tablets), as a
complete regimen for short-term treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection
in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, who are virologically stable and
suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) as:
• an oral lead-in to assess tolerability of cabotegravir prior to initiating CABENUVA
• oral bridging therapy for missed CABENUVA injections
CABENUVA (cabotegravir and rilpivirine extended release injectable suspensions) is indicated:
• as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients, at least 12 years of
age and weighing at least 35 kg, to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in patients
who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL).
1.1 Pediatrics
Pediatrics (≥ 12 and < 18 years of age): the use of VOCABRIA and CABENUVA in adolescent patients 12
years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg is supported by the interim safety and
pharmacokinetic data of an ongoing phase 1/2 open-label, non-comparative study in which oral and
injectable cabotegravir or oral and injectable rilpivirine, each as a single agent, was administered in
combination with other antiretroviral agents, and also by the pharmacokinetic data from studies with
VOCABRIA, CABENUVA and oral and injectable rilpivirine use in adults (see 8.2.1 Clinical Trial Adverse
Reactions-Pediatrics, 10.3 Pharmacokinetics, and 14 CLINICAL TRIALS; oral rilpivirine use refers to the
EDURANT product monograph).
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080951.PDF; date 2025-06-30; DIN 02497220; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
DORAVIRINE · General benefit
1 Indications
PIFELTRO® (doravirine) is indicated, in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products, for the
treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at
least 35kg without past or present evidence of viral resistance to doravirine.
1.1 Pediatrics
Pediatrics ( 12 to < 18 years of age): The safety and efficacy of PIFELTRO® in pediatric patients 12
years of age and weighing at least 35 kg receiving doravirine 100 mg once daily has been established
(see 8.2.1 Clinical Trial Adverse Reactions – Pediatrics and 14 Clinical Trials).
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00081853.PDF; date not captured; DIN 02481545; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
EFAVIRENZ · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (4)
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
Mylan-Efavirenz (efavirenz) is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination
with other antiretroviral agents.
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076879.PDF; date AUG 29, 2024; DIN 02381524; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE · General benefit
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
TEVA-EFAVIRENZ/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR (efavirenz [EFV]/emtricitabine
[FTC]/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [TDF]) is indicated for use alone as a complete regimen or
in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults.
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00056758.PDF; date June 1, 2020; DIN 02393549; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
ELVITEGRAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE · General benefit
1 INDICATIONS
GENVOYA (150 mg elvitegravir/150 mg cobicistat/200 mg emtricitabine/10 mg tenofovir
alafenamide) is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing ≥ 25 kg and with no
known mutations associated with resistance to the individual components of GENVOYA.
1.1 Pediatrics
Pediatrics (weighing ≥ 25 kg): The safety and efficacy in children weighing ≥ 25 kg are based
on data from an open-label clinical study (see 8 ADVERSE REACTIONS and 14 CLINICAL
TRIALS).
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00062412.PDF; date November 27, 2015; DIN 02449498; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE · General benefit
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
Treatment of HIV-1 Infection
TRUVADA is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents (such as non-
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors) for the treatment of HIV-1
infection in adults.
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00046237.PDF; date July 5, 2018; DIN 02274906; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
ETRAVIRINE · General benefit
1 INDICATIONS
INTELENCE® (etravirine), in combination with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for:
• the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in treatment-
experienced adult and pediatric (from 6 to <18 years of age and weighing ≥30 kg) patients
who have failed prior therapy and have HIV-1 strains resistant to multiple antiretroviral agents,
including NNRTIs (see 4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00075096.PDF; date March 27, 2008; DIN 02306778; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR · General benefit
Indications
KALETRA (lopinavir/ritonavir) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents when therapy
is warranted for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00085373.PDF; date 2026-07-14; DIN 02243644; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
NEVIRAPINE · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (5)
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE
AURO-NEVIRAPINE (nevirapine) is indicated as an alternative for:
treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents.
PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00058912.PDF; date not captured; DIN 02318601; fetched 2026-09-10
Product monograph
and 3 more
Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26