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Most switches to Descovy PrEP are probably unnecessary and some may be harmful

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Getting to 95-95-95: global use of HIV generics would result in large reductions in spending, new infections and deaths

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To be cost-effective, injectable PrEP can only cost about $3000 more than US generic oral PrEP

Slide from Dr Anne Neilan's presentation to CROI 2021. Diagram shows prices of two different forms of PrEP where injectable PrEP is not cost-effective (red); cost-effective (yellow); and cost-saving (green).

Large numbers now on Descovy PrEP in the United States

Slide from Dr Karen Hoover's presentation to CROI 2021.

New once-a-week drug could be part of weekly oral treatment

Dr Wendy Ankrom from Merck & Co presenting at HIV Glasgow 2020.

Doravirine injections were safe and long-lasting, but did not reach therapeutic levels

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Black people and women are under-represented in anti-HIV drug studies

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Far fewer people would get PrEP in the US if generic TDF/FTC is replaced with Descovy (TAF/FTC), cost-effectiveness study finds

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Rapid adoption of generic HIV drugs could save NHS £7 billion by 2033