A new HIV drug that will cost Ksh5.1 million for the first two shots has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The drug, which will be administered in form of two shots, will also require patients to partake yearly booster shots costing Ksh4.7 million each.
According to the FDA, the drug known as Sunlenca will be only administered to HIV-positive adults.
The drug functions by obstructing the capsid protein coat of the HIV-1 virus, interfering with the viral life cycle.
In a clinical trial, 83 percent of patients taking Sunlenca with a combination of other drugs achieved an undetectable viral load. This accounted for approval of the drug by United States Food and Drug Administration.Though the drug is so expensive.
The medication which is strictly for adults patients living with HIV-1, whose HIV infection cannot be treated with other available treatments due to resistance, intolerance or safety considerations. 
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