Over the course of 2017, the number of approvals granted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reached a 21-year high. More than 1,000 generic drugs were approved by the agency, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, while first-time generic drug approvals numbered 74. Novel drug...

Juluca (dolutegravir and rilpivirine), the first two-drug regimen for certain patients with HIV is now available in pharmacies across the United States. In November 2017, Viiv Healthcare, owned by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, gained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for...

A combination therapy used to reduce the chances of HIV infection in adult patients is safe for adolescents, a new study by the National Institutes of Health network suggests. Truvada (tenofovir, emtricitabine) is a single pill combination drug currently approved as a pre-exposure prophylaxis...

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of Truvada (emitricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), a medication used in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. Gilead Science's branded drug Truvada is a combination of the antiretroviral drugs...