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NHS to offer tablet which can reduce HIV risk by 90%

NHS to offer tablet which can reduce HIV risk by 90%

by The Daily Eye Team October 19 2014, 10:40 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secs

A daily tablet that offers up to a 90 per cent reduction in the risk of contracting HIV could soon be available on the NHS, in what is being described as the most significant breakthrough in the battle against the virus in a generation. A landmark trial in England is to be dramatically sped up after it was found that taking a single dose of the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Truvada provided unprecedented levels of protection for those most at risk of infection. Campaigners have urged the NHS to act urgently to ensure the medication ??which has been approved for use in the United States since 2012 - is offered to the most vulnerable groups as soon as possible.

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