This article details the ongoing research into a drug referred to as MK-8591. The article is very brief & full of jargon. Google MK-8591 for more info. Investigation into the compound has been ongoing for years. It is being hailed as s potential long lasting, monotherapy HIV fighting med.
This would mean a single drug to treat HIV that could last from a week & potentially up to a year. An annual pill or injection. That would resolve so many problems with access & adherence. Even at just weekly. this would be extremely liberating for those people who take several pills daily.
I realize this isn't a cure. But maybe, making the illness easier to live with is the next, right step to take. If this pill can aid in increasing adherence & access then they will help in fighting the spread of HIV & AIDS.
Hopefully, this will be available soon. We'll see,
Cya...
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