Truvada HIV prevention drug now available in Australia.
Truvada began as an AIDS treatment drug, but has gone on to prove effective for HIV prevention and it has now been approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. ACON’s Principal Planner, Matthew Vaughan spoke with Nic about this game-changing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) prevention approach and also some of the issues that Truvada may face. Get more info on PrEP and the goal of ending HIV transmission by 2020 at www.endinghiv.org.au.