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FDA Delays Decision on First Drug to Prevent HIV

12 months agoHealth : Healthland

(WASHINGTON) — Federal health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to approve the first pill shown to prevent HIV infection, the drug’s manufacturer says. Gilead Sciences disclosed Friday that the Food and Drug Administration will take three more months to review its application for Truvada, after the company submitted additional materials to the agency [...]
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Doctors To FDA: "HIV Prevention Pill" Not Ready For Approval

Health : Medical News Today (2 years ago)

Last week, a group of 55 U.S. physicians sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), urging the agency not to approve the use of Gilead's HIV/AIDS treatment drug Truvada for use as an HIV prevention pill - also known... Read Post

FDA delays decision on drug to prevent HIV

Military / US Military : Intel Dump (12 months ago)

The Food and Drug Administration is delaying by three months a decision on whether to approve a drug for preventing infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An agency decision on the drug Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences, was... Read Post

FDA Approves First Pill to Prevent HIV: Truvada

Health : Healthland (10 months ago)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Gilead Sciences’ pill Truv... Read Post


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