Africa: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for a New Era
[What'sUpHIV]It was an exciting morning for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using daily oral TDF/FTC (brand-name Truvada). In the morning plenary session, Chris Beyrer, of Johns Hopkins University and president of the International AIDS Society, spoke about HIV prevention in sex workers, gay men and other men who have sex with men. Beyrer pointed out that there is only one country implementing PrEP - the United States - at a national level. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Model by NIH grantees explains why HIV prevention dosing differs by sex
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A mathematical model developed by NIH grantees predicts that women must take the antiretroviral medication Truvada daily to prevent HIV infection via vaginal sex, whereas just two doses per week can protect men from HIV infection via anal sex. This finding helps explain why two large clinical trials testing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, in women failed to show efficacy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 30, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Op-Ed Contributor: Elton John on the Unfinished Fight Against AIDS
Are victories for gay marriage obscuring the challenge of H.I.V.? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ELTON JOHN Tags: United States Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome John, Elton, AIDS Foundation Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships Homosexuality and Bisexuality Truvada (Drug) Source Type: news
'Wonder drug' which Truvada can reduce HIV risk by 92% could be offered on NHS
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London found the drug Truvada was 'highly protective against HIV' and will speed up their trial. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Global Health: Giving Doctors Guidance on Drugs to Prevent H.I.V.
The medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, has opened a free telephone consulting service for doctors who are not H.I.V. specialists. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 6, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Doctors Truvada (Drug) Source Type: news
Global Health: Giving Doctors Guidance on Drugs to Prevent H.I.V.
The medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, has opened a free telephone consulting service for doctors who are not H.I.V. specialists. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Doctors Truvada (Drug) Source Type: news
San Francisco Politician: 'I Take a Pill Called Truvada'San Francisco Politician: 'I Take a Pill Called Truvada'
Truvada is a FDA-approved drug that dramatically reduces the risk of HIV infection. Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Public Health: San Francisco Official Says He Takes Truvada to Prevent H.I.V., and More Gay Men Should, Too
Scott Wiener, a member of the Board of Supervisors, takes a daily pill to greatly reduce his risk of contracting H.I.V., and he wants to make it more widely available. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOSH BARRO Tags: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Health Insurance and Managed Care Wiener, Scott Homosexuality and Bisexuality Truvada (Drug) Source Type: news
FDA Updates Stribild Labeling
On August 28, 2014, FDA approved updates to the label for Stribild (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir 300 mg) fixed-dose combination tablets. The label was updated with efficacy, resistance, and safety data from two clinical trials; renal information; and drug interaction information.
The updated labeling for Stribild is available at the FDA website.
More information is available:
FDA: Press release
AIDSinfo: Patient fact sheet on Stribild (Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - September 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Travis Sherer: What are you excited about in the fight against HIV/AIDS?
Founded in 1982 in direct response to the AIDS epidemic, GLMA has long been involved in issues related to HIV and AIDS. Although progress has been challenging at times, there is a lot right now to be hopeful about. Significant advances in the treatment and prevention of HIV have led us to an exciting place where we are able to discuss the potential for an end to the epidemic. Condom use, antiretroviral therapies, microbicides, PreP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) provide a wide range of tools available help prevent the transmission of HIV. Treatment as prevention is real and within our gra...
Source: PHRMA - September 10, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Source Type: news
Stigma Is a Side-Effect of HIV-Prevention MedicineStigma Is a Side-Effect of HIV-Prevention Medicine
Truvada is a drug that can help people who are not infected avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS. But some patients are worried the medical community is not up to speed. Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Rwanda: How Truvada ARVs Breed Reckless Sexual Lifestyle
[New Times]Taking care of an HIV patient can be one of the most challenging tasks but not for Suzan Mukandoli, who did not just sit back to watch her elder brother die in agony. Every morning she would make it a point to dress up his wound on the leg and thereafter administer medication. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
HIV research findings made possible by a test developed at CU School of Pharmacy
(University of Colorado Denver) An influential new test, discovered and developed in the Colorado Antiviral Pharmacology Laboratory at the CU School of Pharmacy, helps monitor the effectiveness of the HIV prevention drug called Truvada (a combination of tenofovir/emtricitabine), which is taken once daily to prevent HIV infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 28, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
ViiV Healthcare presents phase III data comparing once-daily maraviroc in combination with darunavir/ritonavir with emtricitabine/tenofovir plus darunavir/ritonavir in treatment-naïve adults with HIV-1
An investigational two drug-regimen of maraviroc dosed once daily, combined with darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) showed inferior efficacy compared to emtricitabine/tenofovir (FTC/TDF) with DRV/r. (Source: GSK news)
Source: GSK news - July 22, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Calculating Risk: Is Truvada, the Pill to Prevent H.I.V., 99 Percent Effective? Don’t Be So Sure
Experts disagree about using such a high and specific estimate for the level of protection, even as they celebrate the drug’s promise. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JOSH BARRO Tags: Sex Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Condoms Truvada (Drug) Source Type: news
