New HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir (LEN)

Quarterly-SFG-Jan-to-March
SFG FRC 2026

News: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lenacapavir (LEN), the most promising HIV prevention medicine to be made so far.

About New HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir (LEN)

Source – NBC News
  • LEN is an antiretroviral medicine that is used for HIV prevention as a pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP.
    • PrEP is a medication that can reduce the risk of HIV infection for individuals who are HIV-negative but are at risk of contracting the virus.
  • Effectiveness: The studies have shown that it helps prevent 99.9 % of all HIV transmission.
  • Doses: LEN is an injectable PrEP that is to be taken twice yearly.
    • It will be commercially called as Yeztugo.
  • Better alternative: It offers a more convenient alternative to the current standard of care for HIV prevention, a daily pill called Truvada.
  • Status in India: PrEP was first approved by the US FDA in 2012, but the Indian government’s National AIDS Control Organisation is yet to roll it out.

About HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

  • It is a virus that attacks and weakens the body’s immune system, specifically targeting CD4 (T) cells that help fight infections.
  • AIDS: Without treatment, HIV can gradually destroy the immune system and progress to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), the most advanced stage of HIV infection.
  • Transmission: HIV spreads through certain body fluids—blood, semen, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids, and breast milk—most commonly via unprotected sex or sharing needles.
  • Symptoms: Early symptoms may resemble the flu or be absent; the only way to know if you have HIV is through testing.
  • Cure: There is no cure, but antiretroviral therapy (ART) can control the virus, enabling people with HIV to live long, healthy lives and significantly reducing the risk of transmission to others.
  • Prevention includes safe sex practices, not sharing needles, and using preventive medicines like PrEP and PEP.
Print Friendly and PDF
guest

1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Fatima Martins
Fatima Martins
5 months ago

I never believed I would be cured of HIV until I contacted a powerful herbal Doctor Oyenoye. I was diagnosed with HIV and the doctor told me that there is no possible cure for HIV, just use ARV to stabilize it, but I was not satisfied. I went online to search for possible cures for HIV, then I saw many testimonials on how Dr. Oyenoye cured HIV using medicines from roots and natural herbs, then I contacted him through his email address, then he sent me his personal WhatsApp number. and I called him and told him my problem. After some time, he sent me the herbal medicine by courier post and after using the herbal medicine for a ninety days, I checked my HIV status using the OralQuick Rapid HIV selftest. Surprisingly, the result was negative, but I was not satisfied, then I went for the laboratory test. for the proper test and it was negative also and I was flabbergasted. If you need powerful miraculous herbal medicines for HIV, please contact Dr. Oyenoye through his info below. and thank me later, i had to write the whatsapp number it is written in words because of website guideline, otherwise the post wont save i had to put the number in words so that this post will be seen by those who need cure for this deadly virus. dr oyenoye whatsapp number: PLUS ONE, SEVEN, SEVEN, TWO , TWO , FIVE, FOUR, ONE , THREE, FOUR, SEVEN….

Blog
Academy
Community