Bay Area Reporter :: FDA approves long-acting injectable PrEP
The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Apretude (extended-release cabotegravir), the first long-acting injectable option for HIV prevention.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Apretude (extended-release cabotegravir), the first long-acting injectable option for HIV prevention.
Apretude is administered every 2 months versus a daily pill
In the U.S., women account for a fifth of new infections. But a persistent lack of education means few even know about the highly effective medication known as PrEP.
In the U.S., women account for a fifth of new infections. But a persistent lack of education means few even know about the highly effective medication known as PrEP.
Researchers plan to use a series of shots to teach people’s immune systems to produce powerful antibody responses against the virus.