Wednesday 11 May 2016

Women need More Truvada than Men to prevent HIV Infection


Women need daily doses of the antiviral medication Truvada to prevent HIV infection, while men only need two doses per week due to the way the drug accumulates in different body tissues, says a research. Truvada is the only drug approved by the FDA as a daily administration drug to help prevent the infection from spreading. It was approved in 2012, but the new findings show that one dose does not fit all.  




Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle

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