HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prevention strategy which includes the regular or event-driven use of antiretroviral medication to prevent HIV infection in adults. Several clinical trials ...
A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect themselves ...
Despite highly effective HIV prevention drugs on the market, only a fraction of those at risk in the U.S. are taking them — or even know they're an option. It's called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or ...
A new HIV antiretroviral shows promise as a long-acting, oral prophylactic agent, according to a new study by Izzat Raheem, Tracy Diamond and colleagues from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, ...
In a separate study, Jean-Michel Molina, PhD, of the University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France, and colleagues examined the efficacy of “on demand” PrEP high in risk MSM. “Daily PrEP with oral ...
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective and safe intervention for individuals with behaviors that are considered high risk for acquiring HIV infection. Despite the success of this ...
For decades, public health officialshave feared that HIV prevention drugs might lead to reckless sexual behaviour,potentially fuelling other sexually transmitted infections.The introduction of ...
MONTRÉAL, March 25, 2025 /CNW/ - ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), with Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Shionogi as shareholders, is pleased to ...