What is Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)? Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention strategy that enables HIV-negative people to stay HIV-negative by taking anti-HIV drugs (also called ...

Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) ...

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prevention strategy which includes the regular or event-driven use of antiretroviral medication to prevent HIV infection in adults. Several clinical trials ...

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When taken daily, pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a highly effective way to prevent HIV transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now a new study shows that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance to recommend that doctors more readily prescribe and inform patients about medicine that prevents HIV called pre-exposure ...

A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect themselves ...

If the source person's HIV screening test result is negative but there has been a risk for HIV exposure in the previous 6 weeks, plasma HIV RNA testing of the source person is also recommended. In ...