3NUMBAS Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Six-a-year anti-HIV injection ‘more effective’ than daily pill Jul 9, 2020 Aaron Drapkin Researchers say long-acting new preventative drug is ‘game changer’ in fight against Aids https://www.theweek.co.uk/107477/hiv-injection-more-effective-daily-pill just revealed this week on bbc news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Only more effective because some people aren't disciplined to take a daily pill or on demand dosing, but still good news, no mention when available 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why Me Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Awright, inching closer to the holy grail, a vaccine for lifetime immunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-hiv-drug-year.html Beyond that, he noted, longer-acting drugs could potentially offer a simpler way to prevent HIV in high-risk people: Right now, that's done with a daily pill regimen known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). However, much more work remains ahead. The new study, published July 1 in the journal Nature, offers a "proof of principle" that a dosing interval of every six months is possible, Rhee said. The researchers found that in 40 healthy people, lenacapavir appeared safe and could remain active in the body for more than six months. And in 32 people with previously untreated HIV, a single injection reduced viral levels in the blood within nine days. It's encouraging that the drug is "amenable to dosing every six months," said Dr. Rajesh Gandhi, an infectious disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. Gandhi, who is also chair-elect of the HIV Medicine Association, agreed there is a need for longer-acting HIV drugs. The catch is that HIV is not treated with one drug alone—to keep the virus suppressed and limit the chances of it becoming resistant to medication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Good news for sex workers, Thai girls could get it, they don't show any interest in PrEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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