Researchers have linked a popular HIV Aids drug Truvada currently in use among Kenyan patients to kidney damage.

"Researchers have linked a popular HIV Aids drug currently in use among Kenyan patients to kidney damage. Tenofovir, commonly referred to as TR, is one of the most widely used antiretroviral (ARV) medication in Kenya. It is also a component of Truvada, a recently introduced daily pill for HIV prevention in Kenya."


"While launching Truvada in April, the Ministry of Health indicated the drug causes only mild side effects.
However, the researchers say that this is far from the truth; that apart from their own findings, there are several published reports linking Tenofovir to kidney poisoning."


https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001244282/researchers-raise-red-flag-on-key-hiv-prescription-drug