Gilead now controls the U.S. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis market with two separate drugs: Truvada and Descovy, a smaller and safer pill.
Descovy is now approved for HIV PrEP in everyone except people who have vaginal sex, since its efficacy has not been studied in this population; for these patients, Truvada is an approved option.
“Descovy for PrEP provides a new HIV prevention option that matches Truvada’s high efficacy with statistically significant improvements in renal and bone safety, which can be an important consideration as people at risk increasingly use PrEP for longer periods of time,” Daniel O’Day, Gilead’s CEO, said in a statement.
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