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FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention
A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug ...
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 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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The Future Of HIV Prevention Is Here: FDA Approves First-Ever Twice-A-Year PrEP Shot
Yeztugo (lenacapavir) will be the first option that gives people who need or want PrEP the option of injecting only twice a ...
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FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV
June 19, 2025 – The FDA has approved the first twice-yearly shot to reduce the risk of HIV infections.
A University of Utah doctor’s research led to a major HIV drug. He worries federal cuts will stop people from getting it.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that reduces the chances of contracting HIV. A University of Utah ...
FDA approves first twice-yearly injection that prevents HIV infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new, twice-yearly shot — the first and only of its kind — to prevent ...
FDA Approves Powerful Twice-Yearly Treatment to Prevent HIV
Gilead’s Yeztugo will offer an alternative to treatments such as daily pills and every-other-month injections.
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 ...
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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FDA approves HIV drug based on University of Utah biochemist's findings
Utah biochemist Wesley Sundquist has achieved yet another milestone with the Food and Drug Administration approval of an ...
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FDA approves powerful HIV prevention drug: What to know about Yeztugo - NBC News
The twice-yearly injectable drug’s potential could be compromised by the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to HIV-prevention infrastructure in the U.S.