Edurant is used with other HIV medicines to help control HIV infection. It helps reduce the amount of HIV virus in your body so your immune system can work better. This reduces your risk of HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life.

Rilpivirine has the generic brand name Edurant. Medicines are effective in treating HIV and are often combined with other drugs to help control the source of HIV infection. The mechanism of action of the drug is to reduce the amount of virus in the body to help improve the immune system.