Descovy, Truvada And The Politics Of PrEP
Executive Summary
US FDA's advisory committee review of Gilead’s Descovy for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV wasn’t exactly free of controversy. But the meeting sure went more smoothly than the first PrEP review seven years ago.
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