The good news about Truvada/PrEP continues this week.
Researchers from UCLA, publishing in the Oxford Journal say that PrEP, as far as they can tell for short- to medium-term use, is as safe as over-the-counter aspirin for human consumption, and in terms of possible side effects.
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles compared five major studies on PrEP for HIV infection with two major studies on aspirin Safety. Each medication was given a score based on how numbers needed to harm (NNH), or cause a reported side effect.
The report concluded that the use of Truvada as PrEP was favorable to Aspirin in terms of safety, but that more studies on long-term use were needed. Still, those users who have engaged in short or medium term PrEP should be reassured of the drug’s safety.
Per the Oxford Journal piece, “While long-term studies are needed, providers should feel reassured about the safety of short- and medium-term PrEP.”
This news comes a few months after a three-year study of gay men taking PrEP in San Francisco that showed zero new HIV infections, and it comes after a terrific op-ed piece in adult industry publication AVN that explains in detail why the LA-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been so bizarrely anti-PrEP — it all comes down to money, of course, and how much less they’ll take in at their HIV testing centers and clinics if everyone gets on PrEP. Also, executive director Michael Weinstein really hates the porn industry, for whatever reason.
Previously: IN NEW STUDY OF PREP USERS, NO ONE GOT HIV IN THREE YEARS
Clearly this is a shell study for big pharma.
You want honest answers then red the CDC report about porn set transmission and it’s recommendations for protection.
read sp.
There is the presumption that big giant pharmaceutical companies care about drug safety. Just for a second, imagine that they don’t care. That their focus is finding drugs to get mass use of, regardless of overall long-term safety. What if PrEP was that kind of drug that you see advertised on late-night tv ads, for class action suits- “if you used Truvada and suffered ______, ______, _______ or ________ symptoms, join this class action lawsuit”. I guess, in the big picture, I don’t trust Truvada for my kidneys, for my cancer risk, for my risk of STIs…. I just keep guessing that the bubble will pop … and it’s gonna be ugly.
As a result of PrEP, the risk of getting HIV are down but there is a rise in all the other STDs because too many have tossed out their condoms.
Unfortunately, I had to stop taking Truvada because lab tests showed reduced kidney function after three weeks of taking it.
I think it’s a miracle, but I don’t believe it will ever be safe as aspirin.
We need people like you to speak up, I like it’s an alternative but I’m fearful we will see a rise of kidney complications in the gay community down the line.