Taking Truvada When You're Hiv Positive

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Taking Truvada and need for practicing safer sex (TRUVADA PrEP, 2010)

I am HIV-. If I decide to take Truvada to lessen my chances of getting the virus from HIV+ partners, do I need to use condoms or will taking the medication be enough....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Condoms remain absolutely essential. Truvada does "lessen" the risk of HIV transmission, but it certainly doesn't completely eliminate it. See below. Condoms also provide protection from a variety of other STDs as well. Dr.... Read more »

KALETRA/TRUVADA INTOLERANCE 70 YEARS OLD FEMALE HIV POSITIVE

Hi, my mother is a 70 years old female with an arrhythmia condition and loss of more than 10 pounds... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

i would like to stop taking truvada & kaletra

i am HIV positive and undetectable been on meds about 5yrs is there a natural herb and vitiman... Read more »

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Truvada Approved to Reduce the Risk of Sexually Transmitted HIV in People Who Are Not Infected With the Virus

On July 16, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (a fixed dose combination of emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who... Read more »

The FDA Gives Truvada as PreP the Official Okay

Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Yesterday, just two weeks after approving the first at home HIV test, the FDA gave using the HIV drug Truvada as a pre-exposure prophylaxis the official nod, an expected decision after an FDA board unanimously... Read more »

Advocates, Policy Experts Respond to FDA Approval of Truvada for HIV Prevention

Though the FDA's Monday approval of the antiretroviral drug Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of HIV infection among people at risk of contracting the virus "was hailed by many as an important step in the fight against... Read more »

PrEP: PK Modeling of Daily TDF/FTC (Truvada) Provides Close to 100% Protection Against HIV Infection

Table of Contents Introduction iPrEX: Modeled Prediction of 99% Protection With Daily Adherence Table 1: Estimates for Risk Reduction in iPrEX Comment Partners PrEP: Protection in Serodifferent Heterosexual Couples Table 2: Efficacy... Read more »

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Started taking Truvada for PEP...any tips?

Posted by glam89, 1 Reply

Im starting Truvada for 30 days and i know there are going to be side effects but do anyone have any tips for me to make it a bit easier. What pain reliever fever reducer medications can i take without it damaging my liver even more? Is Ibuprofen... Read more »

Sustiva and Truvada

Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies

When I first started using Sustiva and Truvada the pills seem to be beating the virus. My doctor is concerned that my numbers (VL#'s) keep going up and down. One 3 month period they will be as low as 245 the next 945 the next 485 and then 644. My... Read more »

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