Postexposure prophylaxis with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for five or 10 days does not reduce the risk for symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to a ...

A Prescription Drug User Fee Act target date of June 16, 2026 has been set for the application. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for ...

Mary R. Tanner, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues updated the 2016 nPEP guidelines and considerations for use in the United States, including considerations for testing and nPEP regimens ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) has the potential to substantially reduce real-world population-level incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a study in JAMA Internal ...

A bill working its way through the Georgia legislature would allow pharmacists to distribute medications meant to prevent ...

Among individuals using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV PrEP), doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) was associated with a substantial decline in chlamydia and syphilis incidence.

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter “Shionogi”) delivered a late-breaking scientific oral ...

Michigan now has a measles outbreak in Montcalm County with four related cases. Five other cases have been confirmed statewide in 2025. Public health leaders disclose details about measles cases only ...

Georgia residents may soon be able to access HIV prevention medicine at their local pharmacy if a bipartisan push from state lawmakers to make the drugs faster and easier to access is successful.

Persons initiating nPEP should be informed that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV in the case of repeat or continuing exposure after the nPEP course. HealthDay ...

No significant reduction seen in risk for symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection with postexposure prophylaxis for 5 or 10 days. (HealthDay News) — Postexposure prophylaxis with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for 5 ...