Coverage dated December 20, 2021

FDA Approves First Injectable HIV Prevention Drug, Which Beat Out Daily Oral Medication in Tests

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

Apretude’s superior efficacy was apparently driven by the greater ease with which study participants adhered to the every-other-month regimen compared with taking a pill every day.

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  1. CNN

    FDA approves first injectable PrEP medication to lower HIV risk (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first injectable medication for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to lower the risk of getting HIV through sex, it announced Monday.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    FDA Approves First Injectable HIV Prevention Drug, Which Beat Out Daily Oral Medication in Tests (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Apretude’s superior efficacy was apparently driven by the greater ease with which study participants adhered to the every-other-month regimen compared with taking a pill every day.

  3. Newsweek

    First injectable HIV prevention drug approved by FDA in latest move to end AIDS epidemic (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The drug significantly reduces the risk of sexual transmission of HIV with as few as six injections per year.

  4. Hiawatha World Online

    FDA Approves First Injection Regimen for HIV Prevention (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The first injection drug to prevent HIV infection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.

  5. PhillyVoice

    FDA approves Apretude, first injectable PrEP treatment to lower risk of HIV (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The drug only needs to be given once every two months, which experts say could improve usage

  6. The Hill

    FDA approves first HIV prevention injection (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable treatment for HIV pre-exposure prevention (PrEP), providing another option to help individuals at-risk avoid sexually transmitted HIV.

  7. Live Science

    1st long-acting injection to prevent HIV has been approved by the FDA (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    The new drug, Apretude, is an alternative to daily pills for HIV prevention.

  8. NBC News

    FDA approves first injectable HIV prevention drug (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first long-acting injectable medication for use as pre-exposure prevention, or PrEP, against HIV, the agency

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