Lenacapavir: Game-Changing HIV Prevention Breakthrough of 2024
Summary: The scientific journal Science has named the HIV drug lenacapavir the scientific breakthrough of the year 2024. Lenacapavir, an injectable HIV inhibitor, is used as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection, and also in combination with other drugs for post-infection treatment. Unlike the current PrEP (emtricitabine with tenofovir), which needs to be taken … Read more