Pill That Prevents HIV???

There's a pill that can prevent HIV. So why isn't anybody taking it?
It's one of the best kept secrets in medicine. Many patients don't know about it.
About one-third of primary care doctors have never even heard of it. One study has shown it can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by 92%. Yet less than 1% of those who could benefit are actually taking it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is it. A pill, sold under the brand name Truvada, a prevention option called “pre-exposure prophylaxis,” or PrEP. Why don't more people know about it? Some of it has to do with practical barriers. State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs don't pay for it, and some state Medicaid programs don't either. Marketing is key. In New York, prescriptions for PrEP among people with Medicaid insurance jumped dramatically after the state launched a campaign to tell people about the medication. This bit of PR probably won't hurt either: Charlie Sheen's former girlfriend, Amanda Bruce, said she took PrEP to prevent him from infecting her with HIV.Usatoday