PREP

At the virtual 2020 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Elyse Tung, PharmD, BCACP, discussed key counseling points for pharmacists to address with patients when prescribing and managing PrEP.

Additional non-oral options could provide more manageable forms of PrEP treatment for patients, potentially increasing global uptake of PrEP in the future.

Further, the study showed cabotegravir was 89% more effective than daily oral FTC/TDF for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Further, the study showed cabotegravir was 89% more effective than daily oral FTC/TDF for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Janssen Therapeutics, division of Janssen Products, LP.

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Less than 10% of the people who should be taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV are taking the medications. 

 

Insurance companies are currently investigating the option of modifying which medications they will cover for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy, with broad implications for patient access.

Learn how retail or specialty pharmacy distribution can affect access to these important drugs.

Although the use of preexposure prophylaxis against HIV has increased across the United States in recent years, the rise in costs across the health care system has yet to be fully catalogued.

Men at particular risk for HIV are very likely to consistently take preventative medication during vacations when their odds of contracting the virus are higher, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.

The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) study has played a key role in helping the health care industry look closer at the disproportionate risk of comorbidities, such as chronic liver and kidney disease, physical function impairment and frailty, premature reproductive aging, and cancer in patients with HIV.