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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 ...
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 ...
FDA approves first twice-yearly injection that prevents HIV infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new, twice-yearly shot — the first and only of its kind — to prevent ...
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 ...
FDA approves twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV
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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 ...
FDA Approves ‘Breakthough’ Drug to Prevent HIV
In clinical trials, researchers found Yeztugo to be highly effective as a twice-yearly form of pre-exposure prophylaxis.
FDA approves long-lasting HIV-prevention drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that could prevent HIV infections with just two shots every year and ...
FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported ...
FDA Greenlights Twice-A-Year HIV Prevention Drug
Yeztugo, a twice-a-year antiviral shot to prevent HIV, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, marking ...
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.