As people recognize World AIDS Day on Dec.1, attention turns to the strides made in HIV prevention, including the groundbreaking role of the PrEP pill. Approved by the FDA 12 years ago ...

Gilead Sciences’ already dominant position in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been consolidated by a new study showing that its twice-yearly injectable drug was 100% effective in ...

PrEP - or pre-exposure prophylaxis - is an antiretroviral medicine which, taken once a day, stops the transmission of HIV during unprotected sex. The pill is already available in Scotland and ...

both daily pills. All three medications are pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) drugs. Physician-scientist Linda-Gail Bekker, principal investigator for the South African part of the study ...

PrEP is highly effective in preventing the transmission of HIV during sex. There are several different forms of PrEP, including pills, injections and a vaginal ring. For PrEP to work well, it’s ...

It’s all the more tragic because HIV drugs can keep people from catching the virus, and prevent those living with the virus from passing it on. If everyone who needed these drugs could access them, ...

One in eight gay men in London had HIV. Short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, Prep is a pill you take before penetrative sex. Some users take it daily - while others take it "on demand", in the days ...

PrEP pill. [iStock] The developments also had a ripple effect on other interventions to fight HIV, including the voluntary male circumcision that was being undertaken in the region. But for Okinyo ...

A second PrEP pill was approved in 2019, followed by a long-acting injectable antiretroviral option in 2021. (Post-exposure prophylaxis is also available to take within three days of a known HIV ...

While daily PrEP pills have been available since 2012, adherence can be a challenge for some people. But lenacapavir requires just two shots a year. “It’s rare for scientists to get a standing ...

After years of sparring, the Biden administration and Gilead Sciences have settled a contentious lawsuit over patents for a pair of HIV prevention pills in a case that raised questions about the ...

may not be ideal for you if you're constipated," she said. Even with smaller, more convenient prep solutions like pills or small bottles, hydration is essential. "In order for this prep to work ...