Answer
Aug 11, 2026 - 02:45 PM
Yes. TIVICAY is the brand name for dolutegravir. Its active ingredient is dolutegravir, usually supplied as dolutegravir sodium.
So, in simple terms:
- TIVICAY = brand-name medication
- Dolutegravir = active drug/generic name
Dolutegravir is an HIV-1 integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI). It blocks an HIV enzyme called integrase, which helps prevent the virus from inserting its genetic material into human cells and multiplying. TIVICAY is generally used with other antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV-1.
There are also other HIV medications that contain dolutegravir combined with additional drugs, so they are not necessarily interchangeable with TIVICAY dose-for-dose.
