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  2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention - Wikipedia

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    This combination of drugs is also known to increase HIV resistance to these medications when used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in individuals who have already (recently) been infected with HIV. Cabotegravir ( Apretude ) shares a similar black box warning to only use the medication if a person tests negative for HIV infection.

  3. Pre-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation PrEP now typically refers to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, the use of antiviral drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. [2] PrEP is one of a number of HIV prevention strategies for people who are HIV negative but who have a higher risk of acquiring HIV, including sexually active adults at increased risk of contracting HIV, people who engage in ...

  4. HIV is no longer a death sentence. But why is a viable cure ...

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    PrEP is pre-exposure prophylaxis. It's to prevent someone from getting HIV, as opposed to antivirals that treat someone already infected with HIV, although the actual drugs are the same.

  5. Emtricitabine/tenofovir - Wikipedia

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    It was approved for PrEP against HIV infection in the United States in 2012. [17] The CDC recommends PrEP be considered for the following high-risk groups: [18] Individuals in an ongoing sexual relationship with an HIV-positive partner; Gay or bisexual men who either have had anal sex without a condom or been diagnosed with an STD in the past ...

  6. Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Is Severely Limiting PrEP Drugs ...

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    And because HIV is so frequently transmitted through sexual contact or intravenous drug use, the distribution of PrEP in particular has long raised objections among some conservatives who believe ...

  7. Lenacapavir injection lowers HIV risk by 96% - AOL

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    This corresponds to 99.9% of participants receiving lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the trial not acquiring HIV – translating to a 96% risk reduction compared to the estimated ...

  8. Prevention of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may be instituted by governments and community-based organizations as public health policies.

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

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    The CDC estimates annual HIV transmissions declined by only 8% between 2015 and 2019. Cases are even rising in some states where HIV prevention investment is lacking, such as Tennessee, where ...