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FDA approves HIV drug based on University of Utah biochemist's findings
Utah biochemist Wesley Sundquist has achieved yet another milestone with the Food and Drug Administration approval of an ...
FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention
A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug ...
The FDA Just Approved a Long-Lasting Injection to Prevent HIV
Clinical trials have shown that six-monthly injections of lenacapavir are almost 100 percent protective against becoming ...
HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection
Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo​ from company Gilead Sciences, remained ...
FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know
The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show ...
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Twice-Yearly HIV-1 PrEP Yeztugo Gets FDA Approval
The FDA has approved Yeztugo for PrEP to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg.
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6 things to know about lenacapavir, what experts call a ‘wonder drug’ for preventing HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved the preventative use of lenacapavir, made by Gilead Sciences, on Wednesday. Experts ...
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FDA Approves a ‘Game-Changing’ Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot
The new HIV PrEP option could drastically reduce the number of new cases by offering a new alternative to daily pills or ...
FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection
He affirmed that the new drug "could take the epidemic to the history books," according to Mother Jones.Yeztugo, based on the ...
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HIV prevention drug lenacapavir gets FDA nod, nearly 100 per cent effective says experts
HIV targets the white blood cells and weakens the immune system. This would make the person prone to diseases like ...
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FDA Approves PrEP Drug Requiring Only Two Injections Per Year
Like other PrEP drugs, if enough of the medication is present when a person is exposed to HIV, it can prevent the virus from ...
FDA Approves a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV
The approval could slow new infections and move the world closer to eliminating HIV. But huge obstacles remain.