Tenofovir disoproxil
For an informed discussion with your doctor or pharmacist. This information collection is not a clinically validated interaction checker. Missing data do not establish safety. Do not change or stop prescribed medicines on the basis of this information. The findings apply to the specific conditions studied; laboratory and animal studies cannot be directly extrapolated to humans.
Active substance: Tenofovir disoproxil
Examples of brand names: Viread [EU/DE]
ATC code: J05AF07
Main use (for orientation): HIV; hepatitis B
Documented research summary
Adherence/substance-use data do not establish a direct cannabinoid–TDF interaction; no verified finding for the pair. Missing data do not establish safety.
Uncertainties and limitations
The 28 cannabinoid names in the register define the search scope, not 28 clinically studied pairs. Missing data do not establish safety.
No complete new systematic literature search and no independent medical or pharmaceutical professional approval. Note the dosage form and the country of authorisation of the product information.
TDF and tenofovir alafenamide are different precursors.
Structured assessment
Category: Evidence gap
Cannabinoid scope: 28 register names within the documented search scope; no newly established direct finding for the target cannabinoid–drug pair. This must not be equated with 28 clinically studied combinations.
Evidence status: Drug properties from regulatory product information; insufficient data for a direct cannabinoid–drug pair finding in the material assessed.
Mechanism / drug context: Tenofovir disoproxil is converted to tenofovir; tenofovir is predominantly renally eliminated and is not a typical CYP substrate.
Type of supporting material: Targeted product-information review and documented individual literature screening; no newly verified direct cannabinoid–drug pair study.
Clinical interpretation: The clinical relevance of a specific cannabinoid combination has not been determined. Drug context may warrant individual professional review, but neither a blanket warning level nor an assurance of safety.
Context: TDF and tenofovir alafenamide are different precursors.
Drug context and gaps in search results are not measured interactions. The source role below describes which statement the source actually supports.
Source role [VE_LABEL_D0330]: Medicine information: properties of the active substance
Statement supported: Tenofovir disoproxil is converted to tenofovir; tenofovir is predominantly renally eliminated and is not a typical CYP substrate. Product information: drug context, not evidence for a specific cannabinoid pair or proof of safety.
Source: VIREAD ACCESS (TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE) TABLET, COATED [GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.] [VE_LABEL_D0330]
Source role [VE_MED_40531823]: Screened search result: no established pair evidence
Statement supported: Substance use/PrEP adherence with tenofovir diphosphate measurements, not an isolated cannabinoid–TDF interaction experiment.
Source: Association between substance use and PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in an HIV prevention study in Southern Africa. [VE_MED_40531823]
Source role [C_PROTOCOL_D0330]: Documented search result
Statement supported: Documented title/abstract search scope for the active substance. The link displays the reproducible search query, not a study or proof that no interaction exists. Search date: 23 October 2026. Further search runs are documented in the research dataset.
Source: Reproducible literature search strategy: Tenofovirdisoproxil [C_PROTOCOL_D0330]
Scope of review: Individual research with documented title/abstract screening and targeted review of original sections. This is not exhaustive evidence that interactions are absent.
Unresolved source question: The existing individual review, label review and literature screening were read in full; targeted original PK/interaction passages were checked again, but not all product information and search results were newly reviewed in full text. Search findings are limited to the documented V5 search runs. The linked excluded search result was rechecked using its archived abstract or correction metadata record; this does not imply complete new access to the full text.
Separately recorded findings
No separately substantiated finding for this drug–cannabinoid pair is recorded within the documented scope of review. This does not prove that no such study exists anywhere or that the combination is safe.
References and access status
[VE_LABEL_D0330] VIREAD ACCESS (TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE) TABLET, COATED [GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.]
Original source / bibliographic reference
Authors: Respective marketing authorisation holder; regulatory product information
Year: 2026
Source type: Product information / SmPC / US Prescribing Information
Source access – 23 October 2026: Source destination was accessible when checked.
Bibliographic attribution or source identity cross-checked.
[VE_MED_40531823] Association between substance use and PrEP adherence among adolescent girls and young women enrolled in an HIV prevention study in Southern Africa.
Original source / bibliographic reference
Authors: Hlahla K, Choudhury RP, Siziba B, Anderson PL, Delany-Moretlwe S, Ndzhukule TR, Hosek S, Mgodi NM, on behalf of the HPTN 082 Study Team.
Year: 2025
Source type: research-article; Journal Article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004750
PMID: 40531823
Source access – 23 October 2026: Source destination was accessible when checked.
Bibliographic attribution or source identity cross-checked.
PubMed – bibliographic reference / abstract
[C_PROTOCOL_D0330] Reproducible literature search strategy: Tenofovirdisoproxil
Original source / bibliographic reference
Authors: Europe PMC; documented search run
Year: 2026
Source type: Search strategy / screening protocol – not an individual study
Source access – 23 October 2026: Research protocol with machine-readable search results – not an individual study.
Research as of 23 October 2026. Not all original full texts could be reviewed in full. Source accessibility and the strength of scientific evidence must be assessed separately. An accessible link does not establish medical approval; a bibliographic record with an abstract does not replace the original full text.
Drug search and explanation of the evidence · Guide: cannabinoids and medicines · Author and responsibility
Tenofovir disoproxil and cannabinoids: documented findings, evidence, sources and data gaps. Research information for discussion with your doctor or pharmacist.
