Prevention (PEP/PrEP) HIV Medications for HIV Prevention (PEP and PrEP) Some of the HIV medications that are used for HIV treatment have also been approved for the FDA for HIV prevention. There are two types of HIV prevention regimens: PEP and PrEP....
PrEP medications for HIV include Truvada and Descovy (taken by mouth) and Apretude (taken by injection). People who inject drugs are often at a higher risk for HIV, especially if they share needles or other tools. Gay and bisexual men are at increased risk through sexual activity, but hete...
HIV PREVENTION Click herefor a list of approved HIV medications for HIV prevention (PrEP and PEP). Click herefor a printable version of the POZ 2024 HIV Prevention Drug Chart. For information about the specific classes of HIV drugs, click on the links below: Complete Regimens Nucleoside/Nucleot...
HIV preventionPrEPgay menmen who have sex with menUSALimited data suggest that some gay and other men who have sex with men are using antiretroviral medications informally, without a prescription, for HIV prevention. This qualitative study examined this phenomenon among gay and other men who have...
HIV Medications & Treatments Not only are there medications for staying HIV negative, but if you do test positive, there are even medications for suppressing the virus and averting further transmission. For those at risk of HIV exposure, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be a good option. Pr...
Increasing patients' out of pocket costs for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications, which have been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection, could lead to a significant reduction in PrEP use and a rise in HIV infection rates, according to a new study co-led by res...
The prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has recently emphasized the use of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP), both of which were highly effective in prevention of HIV infection. Since the last published guidance regarding the cotreatment of people with anti-...
People living with HIV who useMedicarewereyounger thantheir HIV-negative counterparts and, despite having lower rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other diseases, were more likely to be prescribed medications for those conditions and more likely to havemultiple chronic conditions, according to...
If you're exposed to HIV a lot — for example, if you have multiple sex partners or use injected drugs — talk with your doctor about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). That’s a medicine you take every day to keep HIV from taking hold in your body. ...
Epzicom is a coformulation of two drugs: Ziagen (abacavir) and Epivir (lamivudine). Epzicom should be prescribed by a healthcare provider for patients who need both of these drugs. Both of these drugs can still be purchased individually for use in combination with other HIV drugs. ...