Last week, the FDA approved the use of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis in groups who are at high risk for contracting HIV through sexual contact - gay and bisexual men and the domestic partners of HIV infected individuals. As I've said before, I have extremely mixed feelings about the concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis. I'm worried that people may use it as an excuse to forgo practicing safe sex. I'm concerned that misuse might lead to a problem of drug resistance. It bothers me that people might change the way they think about protecting themselves from HIV.
Still, I think that the approval is probably a good thing, for one specific reason. Some people are already using the drug off-label for PrEP. At least this way, maybe their doctors will be monitoring them. With any luck, that might even include doing a better job of providing regular HIV testing.
Source: http://std.about.com/b/2012/05/14/prep-approved.htm
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