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This twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that ...
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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 Gilead’s HIV Shot. It Works 99.9% of the Time.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a twice-yearly shot that prevented HIV infections in 99.9% of the people who ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Gilead’s CEO on the approval of a powerful new drug to prevent HIV
Gilead's CEO says he's committed to making sure people around the world can get his firm's new HIV prevention shot Yeztugo.
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FDA approves twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention
FDA Approves Yeztugo as First Twice-Yearly Injectable HIV Prevention Option in the U.S. Clinical Trials Show Near-Perfect ...
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Revolutionary Drug That's “Closest Thing” To HIV Vaccine Gets FDA Approval
The breakthrough double injection won’t be cheap in the US, although scientists argue it could (and should) be.
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 ...
Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS:GILD) Gains FDA Approval For Yeztugo As PrEP HIV Option
Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS:GILD) recently achieved FDA approval for Yeztugo, a significant step in HIV prevention as the first ...
Gilead’s Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot Wins FDA Approval
Gilead Sciences Inc. said it won US approval for a drug to prevent HIV that only has to be given twice a year, making it a powerful and convenient new way to ward off infection in a wide range of ...
US FDA approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for ...