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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ViiV expects injectables to steal significant market share from oral treatments, such as Gilead’s Biktarvy, which currently dominate the HIV field. In the prevention arena, the company is awaiting an ...

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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 ...

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

The Federal Government says Nigeria has received Long-Acting Injectable Lenacapavir for HIV prevention, marking a new step in the country’s ...

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 ...

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 ...