Articles Tagged With: Antiretrovirals
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Fostemsavir Extended-Release Tablets (Rukobia)
Fostemsavir is indicated, with other antiretrovirals, to treat HIV-1 infections in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infections who are failing current regimens.
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HIV Prevention Strategies in Africa
Several strategies have proven effective in reducing transmission of HIV, including access to confidential testing and counseling, early introduction of HIV medications, and male circumcision. Three new studies show what actually affects the spread of HIV in populations, and results vary between different African settings.
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Time to Close Gaps in HIV Testing, Treatment
About 80% of new HIV transmissions can be linked to people whose infection is undiagnosed or is not currently treated, according to findings from a just-published analysis.
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Antiretroviral Treatment Prevents Sexual Transmission of HIV in MSM
New research indicates that antiretroviral treatment that leads to viral suppression prevents sexual transmission of HIV in discordant gay male couples as well as it does among heterosexual couples.
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Injectable Implant Focus of HIV Treatment/ Prevention Research
Researchers with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are examining a new drug delivery system that uses dolutegravir, an established HIV drug, in a potential longacting treatment and prevention system. The system has been tested in animal models.
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New Recommendations Focus on HIV Antiretrovirals
Clinicians involved in preventing and treating HIV will want to update their knowledge base with recommendations from the International Antiviral Society–USA for the use of antiretroviral drugs.
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Researchers Examine Possible Capsule Option for HIV Drugs
Early research is focusing on a capsule that can deliver a week’s worth of HIV drugs in a single dose. If confirmed in advanced research, such an option could allow patients to stay compliant with the dosing regimen required to fight the virus successfully.
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Research Examines Use of Tenofovir Gel in Women
As HIV infection continues to be a major public health issue, tenofovir gel is being researched as a topical pre-exposure prophylaxis strategy for HIV prevention in women.
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Tenofovir Alafenamide vs. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
The FDA has approved a new prodrug of tenofovir. Tenofovir alafenamide has replaced the tenofovir disoproxil fumarate component of two commonly used drug combinations for HIV-1 infection.
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Monthly Vaginal Ring Helps Protect Women Against HIV
A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine helps prevent HIV-1 infection in women.