PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, refers to the use of antiviral drugs to prevent people exposed to HIV from becoming infected. The pill Truvada was first approved for PrEP use in 2012 by the federal ...

The PrEP pill has been a widely adopted method for reducing HIV transmission among White gay and bisexual males, ... who account for 26 percent and 23 percent of new cases, ...

Essentially, when someone knows they are going to have condomless anal sex, they take a double dosage of PrEP between 2–24 hours before the encounter, and then a single pill each over the ...

Why aren’t gay teens taking a daily PrEP pill to prevent ... But that’s just not the case — out of 61 HIV prevention programs endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

But a case that is winding its way through the court system might push the cost of PrEP to levels that are unaffordable for many -- and that could cost lives, the authors of a new study warn.

PrEP – Preventing HIV With One Pill A Day. February 14, 2017 / 1:20 PM / CBS Miami Normally, you take medicine when you have an infection. But now you can take medicine to ...

When the antiretroviral regimen PrEP was launched nearly a decade ago, patients were able to achieve near-complete protection against contracting HIV by taking just one pill -- but a bimonthly ...

The HIV-prevention pill PrEP will now be covered under most insurance plans. Its name is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Supporters of the move to make it free to those who are insured call it ...

The HIV-prevention pill PrEP will now be covered under most insurance plans. Its name is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Supporters of the move to make it free to those who are insured call it ...