{"id":341148,"date":"2025-06-23T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=341148"},"modified":"2025-06-23T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:09:31","slug":"new-hiv-prevention-drug-lenacapavir-len","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-hiv-prevention-drug-lenacapavir-len\/","title":{"rendered":"New HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir (LEN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lenacapavir (LEN), the most promising HIV prevention medicine to be made so far.<\/p>\n<h2>About New HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir (LEN)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_341150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341150\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-341150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-NBC-News.png?resize=510%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-NBC-News.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-NBC-News.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-NBC-News.png?w=835&amp;ssl=1 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NBC News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>LEN is an <strong>antiretroviral medicine<\/strong> that is used for <strong>HIV prevention<\/strong> as a <strong>pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>PrEP is a <strong>medication<\/strong> that can <strong>reduce the risk of HIV infection for<\/strong> individuals who are HIV-negative but are at risk of contracting the virus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effectiveness:<\/strong> The studies have shown that it helps <strong>prevent 99.9 % <\/strong>of all HIV transmission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doses:<\/strong> LEN is an <strong>injectable PrEP<\/strong> that is to be taken <strong>twice yearly<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It will be commercially called as <strong>Yeztugo<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Better alternative:<\/strong> It offers a more convenient alternative to the <strong>current<\/strong> standard of care for HIV prevention, a <strong>daily pill called Truvada<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Status in India:<\/strong> PrEP was <strong>first<\/strong> approved by the US FDA in <strong>2012<\/strong>, but the Indian government\u2019s <strong>National AIDS Control Organisation is yet to roll it out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>virus<\/strong> that attacks and weakens the body\u2019s <strong>immune system<\/strong>, specifically targeting <strong>CD4 (T) cells<\/strong> that help fight infections.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AIDS:<\/strong> Without treatment, HIV can gradually destroy the immune system and <strong>progress to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome),<\/strong> the <strong>most advanced stage<\/strong> of HIV infection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission:<\/strong> HIV spreads through <strong>certain body fluids<\/strong>\u2014blood, semen, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids, and breast milk\u2014most commonly via unprotected sex or sharing needles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong> Early symptoms may resemble the flu or be absent; the only way to know if you have HIV is through <strong>testing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cure:<\/strong> There is <strong>no cure<\/strong>, but <strong>antiretroviral therapy (ART)<\/strong> can control the virus, enabling people with HIV to live long, healthy lives and significantly reducing the risk of transmission to others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention<\/strong> includes safe sex practices, not sharing needles, and using preventive medicines like PrEP and PEP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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) LEN is an antiretroviral medicine that is used for HIV prevention as a pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. 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