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What are the possible side effects of TRUVADA?
TRUVADA may cause the following serious side effects (see "What is the most important
information I should know about TRUVADA?"):
• Lactic acidosis (buildup of an acid in the blood). Lactic acidosis can be a medical
emergency and may need to be treated in the hospital. Call your doctor right away if you
get signs of lactic acidosis. (See "What is the most important information I should know
about TRUVADA?")
• Serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity), with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) and fat
in the liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any signs of
liver problems. (See "What is the most important information I should know about
TRUVADA?")
• "Flare-ups" of Hepatitis B Virus infection, in which the disease suddenly returns in a
worse way than before, can occur if you stop taking TRUVADA. Your healthcare provider
will monitor your condition for several months after stopping TRUVADA if you have
both HIV-1 and HBV infection. TRUVADA is not approved for the treatment of Hepatitis B
Virus infection.
• Kidney problems. If you have had kidney problems in the past or take other medicines that
can cause kidney problems, your healthcare provider should do regular blood tests to
check your kidneys.
• Changes in bone mineral density (thinning bones). It is not known whether long-term
use of TRUVADA will cause damage to your bones. If you have had bone problems in the
past, your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your bone mineral density or
may prescribe medicines to help your bone mineral density.
Other side effects with TRUVADA when used with other anti-HIV-1 medicines include:
• Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking TRUVADA and other anti-
HIV-1 medicines. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back
and neck ("buffalo hump"), breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss
of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect
of these conditions are not known at this time.
The most common side effects of EMTRIVA or VIREAD when used with other anti HIV-1
medicines are: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headache. Additional side effects
are stomach pain, indigestion, gas, inflammation of the pancreas, increased amylase,
sleeping problems, abnormal dreams, weakness, pain, low blood phosphate, shortness of
breath, increase liver enzymes, inflammation of the liver, allergic reaction, muscle problems
and rash. Skin discoloration (small spots or freckles) may also happen with TRUVADA.
These are not all the side effects of TRUVADA. This list of side effects with TRUVADA is not
complete at this time because TRUVADA is still being studied. If you have questions about
side effects, ask your healthcare provider. Report any new or continuing symptoms to your
healthcare provider right away. Your healthcare provider may be able to help you manage
these side effects.
How do I store TRUVADA?
• Keep TRUVADA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
• Store TRUVADA at room temperature 77 °F (25 °C).
• Keep TRUVADA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
• Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. If you throw any
medicines away make sure that children will not find them.
General information about TRUVADA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in patient
information leaflets. Do not use TRUVADA for a condition for which it was not prescribed.
Do not give TRUVADA to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It
may harm them.
This leaflet summarizes the most important information about TRUVADA. If you would like
more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider
or pharmacist for information about TRUVADA that is written for health professionals. For
more information, you may also call 1-800-GILEAD-5 or access the TRUVADA website at
www.TRUVADA.com.
Do not use TRUVADA if seal over bottle opening is broken or missing.
What are the ingredients of TRUVADA?
Active Ingredients: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Inactive Ingredients: Croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate,
microcrystalline cellulose, and pregelatinized starch (gluten free). The tablets are coated
with Opadry II Blue Y-30-10701 containing FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, hydroxypropyl
methylcellulose 2910, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, and triacetin.
Rx Only
May 2008
TRUVADA, EMTRIVA, and VIREAD are registered trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc.
ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
© 2008 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved.
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COUPLE, continued from PAGE 22
"Their mother has told me she is happy they
have two parents who love and care for them,
and she supports our marriage lawsuit," Jason
says:
But many people do not.
Many Iowa lawmakers point to the need to
put a gay marriage ban before voters as a pro-
posed constitutional amendment.
State Sen. Ron Wieck, R-Sioux City, said he,
like most Republicans in the Iowa Senate, sup-
ports such an amendment. Wieck said state Sen.
Dave Mulder, R-Sioux Center, worked a 2008
petition to get a proposed state amendment out
of committee but didn't get enough signatures
to accomplish that after some lawmakers
backed away from pledges to sign on.
Other gay marriage opponents, including
DiAnn Rose of Mapleton, cite the Bible when
discussing their opposition.
"I hope to never see [gay marriage]. If it's
gotta come to pass, I hope it is after I'm long
gone," Rose said. "It goes against the Bible's
teachings."
Rose said if a gay couple adopted children,
"physically, they could do everything [in child
rearing]; emotionally, I don't think it would be
as good for the child."
Morgan and Swaggerty attend St. Thomas
Episcopal Church in Sioux City, where both
boys were baptized. Many church members
know the couple's sexual orientation.
Gay marriage opponent John Fluit Jr. of
Inwood also cites bbiblical scripture for his
opposition to gay marriage, noting that the
word sodomy arose out of the sin-filled city
Sodom. "We know what happened to Sodom
and Gomorrah," Fluit says.
"I am able to tolerate gay people," he said. "I
agree with tolerance, we don't want to shun
them. But I don't know we want to be forced to
accept [gay marriage].... This issue between tol-
erance and acceptance is a huge thing that never
gets talked about."
'A huge change'
Initially, Morgan and Swaggerty intended to
limit their political participation to being part of
the push for changing the Sioux City discrimi-
nation ordinance, adding sexual orientation as
one of the protected classes when it comes to
employment, housing and public accommoda-
tion in the city.
That changed when city Councilman Dave
Ferris spoke during a February 2004 discussion.
"If I pass this ordinance and in 10 years we
see here what's happening now in San
Francisco, I'd throw up my guts," Ferris said. "I
don't condone this lifestyle."
Now, Ferris says, he "apologized within a
week for those comments" and probably has
apologized a dozen times publicly in the years
since. He said those comments were spoken late
at night after a long, tense meeting.
After the passage of four years and some
changes in the City Council's composition,
adding sexual orientation and gender identity
to the protected classes for city residents was
approved by 4-1 vote on March 17,2008. Ferris
was in the majority, voting to bring the city's
ordinance into compliance with state law.
In 2007, Gov. Chet Culver signed into law a
new prohibition against discrimination based
on sexual orientation or gender identity.
"I only approved that ordinance this time
around because it was mandated by the state. I
still oppose it," Ferris said.
Morgan said he was bitterly hurt by Ferris'
2004 comments. After some discussion, he and
Swaggerty decided "we needed to take a bigger
step" and get involved with the Lambda Legal
group in "reaching out for my own equality."
As the council was debating the discrimina-
tion ordinance, the Community Alliance for
Equality, or CAFE, was beginning to function.
At one point many people in the alliance were
hot on the issue at an early 2004 gathering at the
downtown Jones Street Station gay nightclub.
Morgan said many energized CAFE members
were talking about multiple steps to pursue, but
ultimately it was Swaggerty and Morgan who
agreed to be part of a gay marriage test court
case.
The decision to move into the legal — and
political — limelight, Swaggerty said, wasn't an
easy one. They would be the only Northwest
Iowa couple involved in the court case, and that
meant "putting ourselves at risk," Swaggerty
said.
As the case began Working it way through
the system, religious groups sent them literature
in the mail. Morgan has no doubt some neigh-
bors may not support their gay marriage quest
but says every Sioux City neighbor who has
verbally expressed an opinion is fully behind
them.
"By and large, we've gotten support from
work, neighbors, family members," Morgan
said.
In a nation in which the divorce rate for years
has been about 50 percent, Swaggerty said
many of the gay couples he knows here have
relationships of 15 years or more.
"We have a lot of friends who have been
together 25 years," he said.
Swaggerty and Morgan remain hopeful gay
marriage will soon be considered mainstream.
Morgan said there has been "a huge change"
in the acceptance of homosexuals and lesbians
in his lifetime. He noted, for instance, the pres-
entation of gays on television shows is increas-
ingly more accurate and not the "Three's
Company" lampoon of Jack Tripper.
Said Swaggerty, "We are just people wanting
the same rights as other people."
Gay marriage foes drop wording fight
SAN FRANCISCO — The sponsors of a fall
ballot measure seeking to ban same-sex mar-
riage in California say they won't ask the state's
highest court to throw out the revised title and
summary Attorney General Jerry Brown pre-
pared for the initiative.
ProtectMarriage.com had argued that
Brown's amended version would prejudice vot-
ers against Proposition 8.
Earlier this month, Brown's office rewrote the
measure's title to say the proposition would
"eliminate the right of same-sex couples to
marry.
It had been called "Limit on Marriage."
If approved, Proposition 8 would overrule
the California Supreme Court decision legaliz-
ing gay marriage.
A spokeswoman for the Yes on 8 campaign
says they "will let the ultimate judge — the vot-
ers — decide" rather than keep fighting in court.
The announcement Monday, Aug. 11 came
after both a Sacramento-based judge and
appeals court refused to order Brown to restore
the original ballot language.
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