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May 21, 2012
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Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives
The Associated Press via ABC News
A pill to prevent HIV infection already is being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it. Doctors, patients and advocates say that would change if the Food and Drug Administration takes a landmark step and allows the pill, Truvada, to be marketed for prevention. The drug has been used for some time as a treatment for those already infected with the AIDS virus. "This is a pretty radical step, but I think it's a necessary step," said Dr. Lisa Sterman of San Francisco, who already prescribes the drug for infected patients and those who are healthy but at risk of getting the virus from their partners or through risky sex.More

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