Yes, but with PEP you will get another medication as well.

This is an excellent way to think about this medication.  I discuss it with people like this -- it is a chance for an individual to take charge of their own health and not rely on others, potentially, to maintain and improve their life.

This is not true.  Truvada is given at a similar dose in each of these scenarios, but in individuals with ongoing HIV disease, they will get one or more further medications.

In clinical trials, the rates of serious side effects, which mainly include kidney damage that is reversible when Truvada are stopped are outweighed and often far outweighed by diminished risks of HIV, if one is in the high risk population. It is worth a conversation with your doctor if one is concerned, but the…

16mil to you seems like a lot of money, but when your annual budget is >2000x that amount and you’re getting bad press and a big pain in the ass for no good reason, you let it go. That’s what I think the NIH’s position is

In the 2008 olympics I believe that >50% of US athletes had a “medical” reason to use clenbuterol.

Whataboutism!