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European Commission authorizes GSK’s HIV prevention drug

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The European Commission has authorized GSK’s HIV-focused unit ViiV Healthcare’s cabotegravir long-acting injectable and tablets, the British drugmaker said on Tuesday.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION CHIEF URSULA VON DER LEYEN ASSURES AID TO FLOOD-STRICKEN SLOVENIA DURING VISIT

Cabotegravir is recommended in combination with safer sex practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of sexually-acquired HIV-1 infection in high-risk adults and adolescents weighing at least 77.16 pounds, according to the company.

The GlaxoSmithKline logo is seen in this illustration, Aug. 10, 2022.  (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

Sold under brand name Apretude, it is currently approved for use in the United States, Australia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, Botswana and Brazil.

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