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Disease of the Month: AIDS

Disease of the Month: AIDS

“Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV”  -Theme of the year 2022  Introduction: HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 cause of mortality. It is a chronic, epidemic disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that infect WBC’s CD4 T-cell of the immune system. HIV, a type of retrovirus that isn't…

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PharmaShots Interview In Conversation with ViiV Healthcare's Sr. VP, Kimberly Smith, Where she Shares Insights on the US FDA Approval for Label Update of its Lead Candidate in HIV

PharmaShots Interview: In Conversation with ViiV Healthcare’s Sr. VP, Kimberly Smith, Where she Shares Insights on the US FDA Approval for Label Update of its Lead Candidate in HIV

Shots: Kimberly talked about the approval for label update of ViiV’s lead candidate in HIV, and how an optional oral lead-in will be efficient for people receiving it Kimberly also spoke about ViiV’s collaboration with Janssen for the commercialization of the product  The interview gives an understanding of the different treatment options for HIV and…

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PharmaShots Interview ViiV Healthcare’s Kimberly Smith Shares Insights on Apretude for the Prevention of HIV

PharmaShots Interview: ViiV Healthcare’s Kimberly Smith Shares Insights on Apretude for the Prevention of HIV

In an interview with PharmaShots, Kimberly Smith, Senior Vice President, Head of Research & Development at ViiV Healthcare shared her views on the US FDA’s approval of the first long-acting injectable option of Apretude for the prevention of HIV The approval is based on the P-IIb/III (HPTN 083/084) trial to evaluate cabotegravir (q8w) vs FTC/TDF (200/300 mg) in 7,700+ patients who…

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