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2. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention - Wikipedia

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   During those visits, providers should repeat testing for HIV, test for other sexually transmitted infections, monitor kidney function, and/or test for pregnancy. [9] [2] Individuals must test negative for HIV prior to PrEP initiation because persons infected with HIV taking PrEP medication are at risk for becoming resistant to emtricitabine ...

3. Pre-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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   Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is the use of medications to prevent the spread of disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent. Vaccination is the most commonly used form of pre-exposure prophylaxis ; other forms of pre-exposure prophylaxis generally involve drug treatment, known as chemoprophylaxis .

4. Emtricitabine/tenofovir - Wikipedia

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   It was approved for PrEP against HIV infection in the United States in 2012. [17] The CDC recommends PrEP be considered for the following high-risk groups: [18] Individuals in an ongoing sexual relationship with an HIV-positive partner; Gay or bisexual men who either have had anal sex without a condom or been diagnosed with an STD in the past ...

5. PrEP's promise to change the course of HIV has succeeded ...

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   PrEP’s increasing popularity likely could have put a major dent in the national HIV rate had its use more closely reflected viral-transmission demographics, according to HIV prevention experts.

6. More than a third of eligible beneficiaries on PrEP for HIV ...

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   Expanding PrEP use is a key part of the CDC’s Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, which… More than a third of eligible beneficiaries on PrEP for HIV, but disparities persist ...

7. Ready, Set, PrEP - Wikipedia

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   Ready, Set, PrEP is a program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that provides free access to the HIV prevention medication PrEP for thousands of qualifying individuals. The program is a key component of Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) initiative to expand access to PrEP and reduce new HIV diagnoses in ...

8. PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under ...

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   The federal government announced that almost all health insurers must cover PrEP with no cost sharing — for the drug itself and for clinic visits and lab tests.

9. Management of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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   Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provides HIV-negative individuals with medication—in conjunction with safer-sex education and regular HIV/STI screenings—in order to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. [40] In 2011, the journal Science gave the Breakthrough of the Year award to treatment as prevention. [41]