‘Transformative’ HIV PrEP shot slowly overcomes cost hurdles

HIV/AIDS activists heralded the approval of a new twice-yearly pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication last year, but these celebrations were tempered by insurers’ reluctance to cover its ...

6-month HIV PrEP makes coverage gains with insurers

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Black Americans still struggle to access PrEP, a medication that could lower HIV rates in the community

According to preliminary data released by the CDC in October, there was an increase in PrEP prescriptions from 2019 to 2022, but "severe and widening inequities persist." The CDC also noted that ...
Metro Weekly

FDA Approves PrEP Drug Requiring Only Two Injections Per Year

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective HIV prevention drug that outperforms oral medications in stopping HIV transmission. Developed by Gilead Sciences, the drug ...
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HIV prevention drugs are effective, but many who need them are left out

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite highly effective HIV prevention drugs on the market, only a fraction of those at risk in the U.S. are taking them — or ...

Gilead plays up twice-a-year HIV PrEP drug in ad campaign around Super Bowl

Gilead's ad campaign aims to underscore that Yeztugo — its next-generation shot to stop HIV infection — is taken just twice a ...
News Medical

Study: PrEP program for men who have sex with men could lead to long-term cost savings

Providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication to men who have sex with men who are at high risk of HIV infection (equivalent to less than 5% of men who have sex with men at any point in time) ...
MedPage Today

Surprise! The Copay for PrEP Just Disappeared

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Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs. Here's what to know

A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing... Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs.
Health Affairs

A New Drug Could Change The HIV Prevention Landscape, But Only With A Fair Price Tag

In June, Gilead Sciences announced impressive early results from its PURPOSE 1 trial, which showed 100 percent efficacy of lenacapavir in preventing new HIV infections among cisgender women in ...
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Black Americans still struggle to access PrEP, a medication that could lower HIV rates in the community

After nearly a decade of working as an advocate for HIV and AIDS treatment, Michael Chancley said he came to a sobering realization. “Seeing that people who look like me, who hang out at the same ...