Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Antiretroviral drugs help prevent HIV from replicating in the body.
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UK approves Gilead’s twice-yearly HIV PrEP drug

Gilead Sciences’ pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) formula of lenacapavir has been approved in the UK as a preventative option ...
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark ...
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.
The agreement will lower the cost of certain drugs for asthma, some cancers, HIV and Type 2 diabetes, among other conditions.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported Wednesday. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among ...
A twice-a-year injectable drug has been shown to be 100% effective in preventing the spread of HIV, according to the first data from a clinical trial. If approved, the drug offers another preventive ...
Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug lenacapavir as a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV. The drug, called Yeztugo from company Gilead Sciences, was approved Wednesday based ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "HIV Drugs - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for HIV Drugs was valued at US$32.8 Billion in ...
March 9, 2009 — An updated list of 93 surveillance drug resistance HIV-1 mutations is vital to tracking the AIDS epidemic, according to the results of a study reported in the March issue of PloS ...
In June, Gilead Sciences announced impressive early results from its PURPOSE 1 trial, which showed 100 percent efficacy of lenacapavir in preventing new HIV infections among cisgender women in ...