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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]
[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]
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 .
Abrahams estimates lenacapavir potential sales to be more than $1.7 billion in PrEP. Lenacapavir, branded as Sunlenca, gained U.S. approval in 2022 as a treatment for heavily pre-treated HIV patients.
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 ...
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.
Treatment as prevention rose to great prominence in 2011, as part of the HPTN 052 study, which shed light on the benefits of early treatment for HIV positive individuals. Evidence through observational, ecological and clinical trials reveal positive results in regards to the implementation of antiretroviral drugs as preventative measures ...
Experts say breakthrough HIV should still remain rare in those receiving ViiV Healthcare’s injectable Apretude as PrEP, an alternative to Truvada and Descovy.