Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) said the treatment’s efficacy was the most important feature injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), over side effects, cost, protection duration, and ...

In a large clinical trial assessing Apretude, ViiV Healthcare’s recently approved injectable drug, as a form of HIV prevention, seven participants contracted the virus despite receiving their ...

The burden of taking a daily dose of PrEP might soon be lifted. According to updated CDC guidelines, bi-monthly injectable PrEP is expected to receive FDA approval by February. The injectable ...

The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Apretude (extended-release cabotegravir), the first long-acting injectable option for HIV prevention. The shots, which are administered by a ...

Michael Montess receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Mitacs, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. He ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a form of PrEP that requires injections every two months, rather than a daily pill. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, uses antiretroviral medications ...

Men who have sex with men (MSM) who are HIV-negative reported interest in an injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) that lasted longer than the daily pill, regardless of cost or coverage. This ...

Nigeria receives long-acting injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, expanding PrEP options and improving adherence for populations at risk.

A recent study of injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis found that twice-yearly injections of lenacapavir — marketed as Yeztugo by Gilead Sciences — do not have clinically significant interactions with ...

Nigeria has taken delivery of long-acting injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for HIV prevention, a development the Federal Ministry of ...

The Federal Government has confirmed the arrival of the long-acting HIV prevention injection, Lenacapavir, marking a major ...