Advisory committee recommended it be approved as a preventive . `` People need to be given the option to choose , '' said Myers , who is HIV-positive . The FDA does not have to follow the recommendations of its advisory committees . The FDA looked at safety and efficacy data from the clinical trials .
Advisory committee recommended it be approved as a preventive . The FDA does not have to follow the recommendations of its advisory committees . The FDA looked at safety and efficacy data from the clinical trials .