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2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention - Wikipedia

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   The first form of PrEP for HIV prevention—emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil (FTC/TDF; Truvada)—was approved in 2012. [3] In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the combination of emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (FTC/TAF; Descovy ) to be used as PrEP in addition to Truvada, which provides similar ...

3. Emtricitabine/tenofovir - Wikipedia

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   Emtricitabine/tenofovir is also used for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. People who start taking emtricitabine/tenofovir see HIV reduction benefits up to 72 hours after starting, but the medicine must be taken for thirty days after a high-risk sexual event to ensure HIV transmission levels are optimally reduced. [21] [22]

4. Gilead's long-acting HIV drug superior to daily pill Truvada ...

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   (Reuters) -Gilead Sciences said on Thursday a late-stage study showed its long-acting injectable drug was more effective in preventing HIV infection in women compared to its existing daily pill ...

5. Gilead Sciences, US government settle patent case over HIV ...

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   Gilead Sciences and the U.S. government have settled a billion-dollar patent dispute over Gilead's HIV prevention drugs Truvada and Descovy, according to a Wednesday filing in Delaware federal court.

6. PrEP's promise to change the course of HIV has succeeded ...

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   Oral HIV prevention pills, like Truvada and Descovy, have achieved popularity — among white gay and bisexual men. ... HIV prevention drug Descovy, at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., on ...

7. Pre-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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   Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. Vaccination is the most commonly used form of pre-exposure prophylaxis; other forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis generally involve drug treatment, known as chemoprophylaxis.

8. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez slams Gilead over HIV drug prices - AOL

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   Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., didn't hold back Thursday in questioning Gilead's CEO about the high price of HIV prevention drug Truvada

9. HIV prevention drug Truvada is too pricey for those who need ...

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   A new study finds that the prohibitively high costs of PrEP, a generic term for Truvada, have left at least one major demographic behind. HIV prevention drug Truvada is too pricey for those who ...