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The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

In a series of votes, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of the daily pill Truvada for healthy people who are at high risk of contracting HIV, including gay and bisexual men and heterosexual couples with one HIV-positive partner.

The FDA is not required to follow the panel’s advice, though it usually does. A final decision is expected by June 15.

Read more: FDA advisers back first drug to prevent HIV – AIDS/HIV -Drug News – http://www.health.am/ab/more/fda-advisers-back-first-drug-to-prevent-hiv/#ixzz1uYkFqEmo

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