Calgary The drug PrEP is nearly 100% effective at stopping HIV but can cost $1,000/month. Now Alberta may fund it Move could reduce costs of drug that is too expensive for many ...

Access is the central tenet to the success of lenacapavir as a form of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to Jeremiah Johnson, the executive director of PrEP4All and Mitchell Warren, the ...

How effective is pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV? High-quality evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies has shown that use of daily PrEP among gay, bisexual and ...

A twice-a-year injectable drug has been shown to be 100% effective in preventing the spread of HIV, according to the first data from a clinical trial. If approved, the drug offers another ...

NHS England's national director for specialised commissioning, John Stewart, added: "Not only did the trial directly prevent many cases of HIV, help normalise the use of PrEP, remove stigma and pave ...

A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect ...

Despite its effectiveness, PrEP uptake and retention in care are surprisingly low among those who are at highest risk of acquiring HIV.

Providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment to men who have sex with men at high risk of contracting HIV in England would be cost-effective and could prevent 25 percent of cases of infection, ...