California Measure Would Allow People To Receive Their First 30-Days Of PReP Without A Prescription

The bill faces opposition from the California Medical Association, which represents doctors and major insurance companies, because it says Truvada has potential side effects, including impaired kidney function, and that people who take it need to be closely monitored by doctors. In other pharmaceutical news, the weekend kicks off the annual meeting of the world’s biggest gathering of cancer doctors; a pharmaceutical company settles claims of kickbacks; and a look at the medications that have been linked to thousands of deaths.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2Qw0Lkn