PrEP Prevents HIV -- So Where Are the Prescriptions for Women, Sex Workers and Drug Users?Heather Boerner
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a blood-borne virus typically transmitted via sexual intercourse, shared intravenous drug paraphernalia, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), which can occur during the birth process or during breastfeeding. HIV
Descovy is a similar drug to Truvada, also used to prevent and treat HIV-1 infection. The difference between them is that Descovy contains a newer form of tenofovir that is more efficient (see Truvada vs Descovy: How do they compare for HIV and PrEP?)....
And yet, when I bring up PrEP with a female friend, more often than not, she’s never heard of it.Considering what a tremendous impact this drug has had on the gay community (and the fact that my female friends are among the smartest people I know), I started asking myself,Why aren...
Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or ...
Because these "drug boosters" can increase the levels of other drugs and cause potential harm, you should always tell your doctor about the medicines you are taking. PrEP medications for HIV include Truvada and Descovy (taken by mouth) and Apretude (taken by injection). ...
PrEP, which stands forpre-exposure prophylaxis, is a prescription pill that can prevent HIV transmission if you take it regularly. It comes in two brand names - Truvada and Descovy - and has proven to be an excellent prevention method. ...
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use started officially in Germany in 2016 when the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the use of tenofovir–emtricitabine for PrEP (European Medicines Agency2016). With official approval of this two-drug combination for HIV PrEP, any physician in Germany ...
range of other factors could have caused the fall in new HIV diagnoses. After NHS Englandlost a court case in November, Public Health England said it would make PrEP available, but only as part of a 10,000-person trial to answer outstanding questions about howthe drug should be rol...
Drug Guide A brief rundown of what clinicians need to know about LA-CAB’s indication, dosing, adverse effects, contraindications, and more. PrEP (HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) Can Long-Acting PrEP Really Transform HIV Prevention? Laura Waters, M.D., FRCP ...