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ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1124 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 18 May 2012starobserver.
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Est.
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Australia rallies
for marriage
from page 37
Push for
HIV drug for
prevention
■ AFAO calls for...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1124 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 18 May 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
Australia rallies
for marriage
from page 37
Push for
HIV drug for
prevention
■ AFAO calls for Truvada use for
those at risk of HIV transmission
Australia’s peak HIV organisation says Australia
shouldallowtheuseofacommonHIVtreatment
drug in HIV-negative people to protect them
fromcontractingthevirus.
An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has recommended
the use of Truvada for people at a high risk of
exposure to HIV.
The FDA is expected to accept
theadvicethisweek.
It’s expected the drug would be used for the
partnersofHIV-positivepeople.
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
(AFAO) executive officer Rob Lake has called on
theAustralianTherapeuticGoodsAdministration
to immediately start the drug’s licensing process
andbeginresearchtrialsinAustralia.
“The approval of the use of Truvada for
high-ri
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