Monthly injections to save patients from oral ARVs

Anti-retroviral drugs. FILE PHOTO | NMG

HIV patients tired of swallowing daily oral tablets may soon benefit from alternative long-lasting treatments administered once or twice per month.

Findings of a new phase 2 trial study published in The Lancet journal show that an injectable antiretroviral (ARV) therapy consisting of two drugs (cabotegravir and rilpivirine) — administered every four or eight weeks — may be as effective as a daily oral dose of the drugs in maintaining viral suppression among HIV patients.

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