CDC: New HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines The FDA has approved label updates for Invirase (saquinavir mesylate; Genentech) with drugs that are contraindicated or interact with ...
Persons initiating nPEP should be informed that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV in the case of repeat or continuing exposure after the nPEP course. HealthDay ...
If the source person's HIV screening test result is negative but there has been a risk for HIV exposure in the previous 6 weeks, plasma HIV RNA testing of the source person is also recommended. In ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) today marked World AIDS Day by issuing simpler guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after someone is exposed to the virus through the likes of unprotected sex with an ...
A new mathematical simulation approach predicts the efficacy of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, which help prevent HIV infection. The framework, presented in PLOS Computational ...
Pharmacy students in the U.S. show limited knowledge of HIV prophylaxis, especially PEP, due to inadequate assessment tools. Pharmacists are pivotal in HIV prevention, but their knowledge of PrEP and ...
Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis has been shown to reduce the risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in some studies, but conflicting results have been reported among ...
Preexposure prophylaxis with emtricitabine (FTC)–tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has been shown to be efficacious in preventing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in men who ...
Mary R. Tanner, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues updated the 2016 nPEP guidelines and considerations for use in the United States, including considerations for testing and nPEP regimens ...