1st injectable, bimonthly HIV treatment approved in UK
ABC News
The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month.
The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day.
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimated that around 13,000 people will now be eligible for cabotegravir with rilpivirine, the injectable medication.
There were around 103,000 people living with HIV in the UK in 2018, according to the British government's statistics.
"It is an exciting and progressive step in the fight against HIV," Dr. Todd Ellerin, director of infectious diseases at South Shore Health and ABC News contributor said. Ellerin is also on the speakers bureau of ViiV Healthcare which helped develop the injectable HIV treatment.
