The most common adverse reactions include injection site reactions, fever or feeling hot (pyrexia), fatigue, headache, musculoskeletal pain, nausea, sleep disorders, dizziness and rash.[3][4][8]
The co-packaged medication was approved for medical use in the United States in January 2021.[4][8][9] It is the first FDA-approved injectable, complete regimen for HIV-infected adults that is administered once a month.[4][5] It is also approved for use in Canada.[1] In the European Union, the two medications are approved separately and have different brand names: Vocabria (for cabotegravir) and Rekambys (for rilpivirine).[10][11][12]
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