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  • Two other studies of what is called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" in women are still under way in Africa.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Two other studies of what is called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" in women are still under way in Africa.

    NYT > Home Page By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. 2011

  • Using antiretrovirals in this way is called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Truvada, manufactured by Gilead Sciences, has emerged as a promising drug for a new HIV prevention strategy called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM).

    Anand Reddi: Moving Forward on FDA Review of HIV Prevention Drugs Anand Reddi 2011

  • Truvada, manufactured by Gilead Sciences, has emerged as a promising drug for a new HIV prevention strategy called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM).

    Anand Reddi: Moving Forward on FDA Review of HIV Prevention Drugs Anand Reddi 2011

  • Trials have shown that certain HIV medications, when taken by HIV-negative individuals microbicide gel, can help protect them from becoming infected, an approach known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mitchell Warren 2011

  • Truvada, manufactured by Gilead Sciences, has emerged as a promising drug for a new HIV prevention strategy called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM). writes: We urge the FDA to immediately begin its review for approval of Truvada for PrEP for gay and bisexual men.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Anand Reddi 2011

  • In the absence of a vaccine to protect against the virus, the results suggest that this new approach, termed pre-exposure prophylaxis, may represent the best hope for slowing or even halting the spread of the deadly plague throughout the developing world.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Other trials to be discussed in Rome will look at the effectiveness of giving uninfected people HIV drugs -- an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis," or PrEP -- that can reduce sexual transmission by up to 73 percent.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • They are the first trials to show that so-called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can work among heterosexuals.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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