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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

New HIV treatment could allow patients to go drug-free for two years

A new HIV treatment could end the need for a daily pill, researchers find - (Getty)

A new HIV treatment could end the need for a daily pill and allow people to go drug free for up to two years.

Currently, most people with HIV take antiretroviral therapy (ART). The pill, typically taken daily, is not a cure but does stop the virus from making copies of itself. The drug transformed the survival rate of HIV because it prevents the progression to Aids.

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