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and prevention. In this CE activity, expert faculty review the updated guidelines for assessing patient risk for HIV acquisition and eligibility for PrEP; discuss strategies for educating patients regarding the clinical evidence, availability, and appropriate use of PrEP; and out...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the antiretroviral treatment regimen for HIV-negative people at high risk of acquiring HIV, has demonstrated efficacy across clinical trials in several patient populations. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have released detailed guidelines to aid providers in prescr...
PrEP can also be an option for couples getting pregnant who have a partner with HIV as it can help protect the mother and baby from getting HIV during conception, pregnancy, or while breastfeeding.3As long as the risk exists for the individual, adherence to the daily PrEP regimen should be...
HIV providers' likelihood to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention differs by patient type: a short report. AIDS Care. 2016:1-5. [PMID: 26915281]Adams LM, Balderson BH. HIV providers' likelihood to prescribe pre- exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention differs by...
Preparing for PrEP: The Implications of PrEP Medicare Coverage Transition for Pharmacies Spreeha Choudhury, PharmD, JD July 21st 2024 The shift is intended to maintain uninterrupted access to PrEP, crucial for preventing HIV, and highlights the ongoing efforts to end the HIV epidemic by improving ...
"PrEP is an effective HIV prevention strategy, and providers want information on which adolescents are eligible for PrEP, if they should prescribe the oral or injectable version, and what side effects adolescents might experience," Owens said. ...
working with three HIV testing providers that have strong links and engagement with young black men who have sex with men. Their intervention provides health insurance navigation and Medicaid enrollment at the time of HIV testing to engage these men with health care, with hoped for benefits for ...
Although no randomized trials have evaluated PrEP in teens at high risk for HIV, the FDA has approved Truvada for adolescents, and young gay and bi men are at particularly high risk for HIV acquisition. The authors advise providers to consider PrEP for teens on an individual basis. ...
The geographic availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) providers is one important factor that significantly affects PrEP uptake. While most previou