FDA approves Truvada, first drug for reducing the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection

17 July 2012

Despite protests from consumer groups such as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Gilead Sciences’ (Nasdaq: GILD) Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug cleared to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners.

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