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The breakthrough drug transforming HIV prevention: FDA-approved lenacapavir protects with twice-yearly injections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a groundbreaking new option for preventing HIV, the virus that ...
WUNC

FDA approves HIV medication Lenacapavir, but it's costly

A newly approved drug gives almost total protection against getting HIV. The FDA approved lenacapavir last week. Patients need just two injections of it a year to get that protection, but as NPR's ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Lenacapavir approved by FDA: What it means for HIV prevention

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved lenacapavir for HIV prevention in both men and women. Many experts believe this twice a year treatment could be a game changer in the fight ...
Seeking Alpha

Yeztugo® (Lenacapavir) Is Now the First and Only FDA-Approved HIV Prevention Option Offering 6 Months of Protection

– Approval Based on Phase 3 PURPOSE 1 and PURPOSE 2 Data that Showed ≥99.9% of Participants Remained HIV Negative on Twice-Yearly Injectable Yeztugo – – Yeztugo, Nearly 20 Years in the Making, ...
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FDA Approves a Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV

On June 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medicine to prevent HIV that only has to be taken twice a year. People who are at high risk for HIV can now take the ...