HIV prevention drugs will be available over the counter in California under law signed by Newsom
California will expand access to HIV prevention drugs by allowing pharmacies to offer the medications without a prescription under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.
“Recent breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of HIV can literally save lives,” Newsom said in a statement. “All Californians deserve access to PrEP and PEP, two treatments that have transformed our fight against HIV and AIDS. I applaud the Legislature for taking action to expand access to these treatments and getting us close to ending HIV and AIDS for good.”
that the bill would result in more than 700 people obtaining the HIV-prevention drugs, leading to 25 fewer cases of new HIV transmissions in the first year of the law‘s implementation.he disclosed that he was taking the drug Truvada“I went on PrEP to further protect and take personal responsibility for my health,” Wiener wrote in a 2014 Huffington Post column. “I’m HIV-negative, and I want to remain that way.
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