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Tablets of Truvada, a tenofovir/emtricitabine combination used for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, commonly known as PrEP, is the use of antiviral drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS by people that do not yet have HIV/AIDS. [1]
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 ...
[7] [8] For prevention before exposure, in those who are at high risk, it is recommended along with safer sex practices. [7] It does not cure HIV/AIDS. [5] Emtricitabine/tenofovir is taken by mouth. [7] Common side effects include headache, tiredness, trouble sleeping, abdominal pain, weight loss, and rash. [5]
Emtricitabine (commonly called FTC, systematic name 2',3'-dideoxy-5-fluoro-3'-thiacytidine [2]), with trade name Emtriva (formerly Coviracil), is a nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in adults and children.
Truvada is already used to treat HIV and also in a prevention regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). More than one-third of people in the U.S. who could benefit from PrEP had been ...
HIV vaccine development is an active area of research and an important tool for managing the global AIDS epidemic. Research into a vaccine for HIV has been ongoing for decades with no lasting success for preventing infection. [151] The rapid development, though, of mRNA vaccines to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic may provide a new path forward.
New forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, could be used by groups who find daily preventive medications too burdensome. Long-acting drugs to prevent HIV may be key to beating the epidemic ...
Experts say breakthrough HIV should still remain rare in those receiving ViiV Healthcare’s injectable Apretude as PrEP, an alternative to Truvada and Descovy.