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Mon July 16, 2012
Humanosphere

The Seattle science that led to FDA approval of HIV-prevention drug

Credit GILEAD
Gilead Sciences manufactures Truvada, the drug approved for preventing HIV.

The FDA today approved the first drug, known as Truvada, for preventing HIV in people at high risk of infection due to ‘discordance’ – science lingo for being HIV negative but having a sex partner who is HIV positive.

Seattle scientists played a critical role in demonstrating the drug’s effectiveness in Kenya and Uganda studies.

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