(CBS/AP) In a landmark decision, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend approval of Truvada to prevent HIV infection. The FDA is not required to the follow the panel ...

The cost of PrEP may be going down. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of Truvada, the only drug OK’d so far for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis, aimed at preventing ...

Truvada clears from the bloodstream within 2 to 5 days, but may remain present in cells for 7 to 10 days. Taking it once a day is important for it to be effective. Truvada is a prescription medication ...

It would have seemed the stuff of fantasy in the dark days of the 1980s, when an AIDS diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence: a pill, taken daily, that could protect against HIV infection. But ...

A little blue pill called Truvada could effectively prevent people from ever getting HIV — but only if they use it perfectly. A study published this week in Clinical Infectious Diseases followed 657 ...

Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) may be safe to take while pregnant. But it may not be safe to take while breastfeeding. Certain factors, including the risks of not treating your ...

A U.K. court ruled against a patent extension filed by Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of the highly effective HIV prevention drug Truvada, which will open the U.K. market to a generic version of ...

Two Seattle men, one with HIV, use Truvada, worry less about infection. May 21,2012— -- Nick Literski, 45, and Wes Tibbett, 39, have been together for six years, and their bond is strong. But ...

Renato Barucco, a public health and L.G.B.T. health advocate, is the head of the Transgender Family Program at Community Healthcare Network in New York City, where he manages sexual health and H.I.V.

Most doctors agree Truvada is a boon in AIDS prevention; others express concern. July 16, 2012— -- The Food and Drug Adminstration today announced the approval of the first drug for use in people ...

Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir) was originally developed as an antiviral drug for managing HIV, but in 2012 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it as a daily prophylactic pill ...