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An HIV prevention drug is available in Orange County. Why don't people know about it? - The Daily Tar Heel <br />http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/04/prep-0402[4/17/2018 11:56:18 AM] <br />125 Years of Editorial Freedom <br />  <br /> Buy PhotosCampus Health Services offers testing for STIs, STDs and HIV. <br />EMILY CAROLINE SARTIN <br />4/2/2018, 7:26PM <br />An HIV prevention drug is available in Orange County. <br />Why don't people know about it? <br />BY CLAIRE WILLMSCHEN <br />Since 2012, the FDA has approved the use of a drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection by 92 percent <br />— but despite it being widely available in Orange County, not many are taking advantage of it. <br />Pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, is taken daily as a pill. While it is currently not well <br />known, PrEP is on the path to save thousands of lives. <br />PrEP, which is produced by Gilead Sciences under the brand name Truvada for PrEP, is intended for