"What we assure is that the technologies that do come on the market are safe and effective, but whether or not they should be used on a given case,a given patient, is a decision that is made by the individual practitioner."
VOA: standard.2010.04.07
But many more tests are needed to determine if the treatment would besafeandeffective in humans.
The drug was shown to besafeandeffective in clinical trials involving 25, 000 patients and has been administered to thousands more worldwide since then.
The CAPRISA 004 study showed the antiretroviral-based vaginal microbicides to besafeandeffective in reducing risks of new HIV infections among women by nearly 40 percent.