#Truvada

The HIV prevention bill now heads to the Oregon Senate. Here’s why better PrEP and PEP access could help Latinos and Black Americans.

Study also finds that trans girls are more likely to receive gender-affirming care than trans boys.

An East Harlem HIV prevention campaign focuses on Black and Latino New Yorkers at higher risk.

Enrollees in the national Ready, Set, PrEP program can now have their meds delivered via mail at no cost.

PrEPception, breast feeding and HIV trial participation are front and center in updated federal guidelines.

Studies of the link between tenofovir use and coronavirus infection or COVID-19 outcomes have yielded mixed results.

Teva’s new version of TDF and emtricitabine doesn’t offer much of a price break, but that could come next spring.

A low-cost generic version of Truvada as PrEP will hit the market September 30.

Safeway and other Albertsons pharmacies will also participate, allowing uninsured clients to fill PrEP prescriptions at no cost.

The 2-1-1 HIV prevention regimen offers an option for those who don’t want to take daily pills.

Scripts and testing don’t require visits to the doc thanks to this partnership between Texas Health Action and the telemedicine portals.

A clinical trial compared injectable cabotegravir given every eight weeks versus daily Truvada for HIV prevention.

As a result, researchers in Spain are testing whether HIV med Truvada, often used as PrEP, can also prevent COVID-19.

The assurance arrives as the pharma giant cuts off most emergency access to remdesivir, a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Both Truvada and Descovy are highly effective and safe for most people taking PrEP, but the newer option has more cost barriers.