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FDA Panel Weighs Preventive Use of HIV Drug
Denise Grady
NY Times May 10, 2012
1 page/1145 words
As of Thursday of last week the FDA has considered of approving this new drug called Truvada. Truvada is a drug that prevent healthy people decrease their chances of getting HIV. The drug was created because 50,000 people get infected in a year. The panel suggest that it would be prescribed to people with high risks like gay men with multiple sex partners, prostitutes, and relationships with HIV+ people. This drug is not meant to replace condoms but to be used as added protection. This drug is used to treat HIV but can also prevent it.
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