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Injectable HIV Treatment Offers Hope to Ugandan Patients


 Injectable HIV Treatment Offers Hope to Ugandan Patients
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About 200 patients in Uganda began in October of last year a trial of a World Health Organization-approved injection containing the drugs cabotegravir, or CAB-LA, and rilpivirine. Results are due in 2024. The treatment, developed by British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is the first non-pill option against HIV, and studies have shown it even outperforms the efficacy of oral pills.

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