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Here’s what everyone should know about this new HIV prevention shot
Yeztugo, approved by the FDA, was highly effective in two randomized trials. It costs $28,218 per year, and people have to be ...
HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection
Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo​ from company Gilead Sciences, remained ...
FDA Greenlights Twice-A-Year HIV Prevention Drug
Yeztugo, a twice-a-year antiviral shot to prevent HIV, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, marking ...
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Gilead Sciences’ Yeztugo receives approval from US FDA for HIV
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead Sciences' injectable product, Yeztugo (lenacapavir), as a ...
FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know
The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show ...
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Twice-a-year HIV prevention shot Yeztugo could be a game changer for Jackson and beyond
The FDA has approved Yeztugo, the first long-acting injectable PrEP shot, which could significantly impact HIV prevention ...
Yeztugo® (Lenacapavir) Is Now the First and Only FDA-Approved HIV Prevention Option Offering 6 Months of Protection
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Yeztugo® ...
FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported ...
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FDA Approves a ‘Game-Changing’ Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot
The new HIV PrEP option could drastically reduce the number of new cases by offering a new alternative to daily pills or every-other-month injections.
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Twice-Yearly HIV-1 PrEP Yeztugo Gets FDA Approval
Yeztugo (lenacapavir) is an HIV-1 capsid inhibitor that is administered every 6 months after an initial dosing regimen.
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FDA approves twice-yearly shot of Gilead drug for HIV prevention
The clearance ushers in a closely-watched launch for Gilead, which aims to show a long-acting injection can upend a market ...
The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV. In two groundbreaking ...