Canada's green light for truvada to reduce HIV infection by 99%

Source: Igua 2016-3-1 the Canadian government quietly lit a green light last week for a prescription drug that can prevent AIDS, agreeing to prescribe truvada for people in need, according to vice So far, it is one of the most effective drugs to prevent AIDS In recent years, it has been clinically proven to have a significant role in blocking the spread of HIV Taking one trovada a day can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection According to the latest research, truvalda can reduce the risk of infection by 99% if taken as prescribed Pre exposure prophylaxis (PREP) is a treatment that relies on drugs to prevent HIV infection It can be used in high-risk groups A spokesman for the Health Ministry of Canada has confirmed that truvalda has been proved to be an effective drug for pre exposure prevention As early as 2012, the American food and Drug Administration approved the use of drugs for pre exposure prevention Two years later, the World Health Organization also strongly recommended that some high-risk groups take preventive drugs regularly However, this policy has not been implemented in Canada The manufacturer of this drug just applied to the Canadian Ministry of health for approval at the end of December 2015 It will take some time before it is approved Although the authorities are still in the process of identification, some doctors have begun to prescribe the medicine to patients, although the way of prescribing is still "informal" So when the latest statement came out, people in the field of AIDS treatment in Canada were very excited This will mean that more and more provinces in Canada will use this effective drug, which has been approved in Ottawa and is being widely used In fact, the demand for this drug is very large In the past 20 years, the transmission rate of HIV has been basically stable, and about 2300 new cases will be added every year Although the drug also has side effects, the chances of serious side effects are very small, basically only headache and nausea.