Pre-exposure (PrEP)
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Retention in Care Drives Adherence in PrEP Implementation Programs
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The proportion of gay and bisexual men who started and remained on Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) varied in real-world implementation programs in 3 mid-size U.S. cities, but retention in care was "consistently suboptimal," according to a study described in the June 13 online edition of the Journal of the International AIDS Society. Among those who did remain in care, however, adherence was good.
ASM Microbe 2016: HIV Seroconversion Is Rare If PrEP Is Used Consistently
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Thursday, 30 June 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
New HIV infections occurred at a low rate of about 1 per 100 person-years among people who took Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), with seroconversions mostly seen in those who stopped taking their pills, according to an analysis of more than 30 studies and demonstration projects presented last week at the ASM Microbe 2016 conference in Boston.
At Least 6000 People Thought to Be on HIV PrEP in San Francisco
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Friday, 03 June 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
New numbers from the city's largest pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs, along with estimates from primary providers and other smaller sources, suggest that more than 6000 people in San Francisco are receiving or have received Truvada for HIV prevention, most of them gay and bisexual men.
ASM Microbe 2016: PrEP Use Is Rising Fast in U.S., But Large Racial Disparities Remain
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
More than 49,000 people in the U.S. have filled prescriptions for Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at retail pharmacies, according to the results of a survey by Gilead Sciences presented this week at the ASM Microbe conference in Boston. Among PrEP users with available data, most were white gay men; black people used PrEP much less often, despite having the highest rates of HIV infection.
BHIVA 2016: Which Men Stand to Benefit Most from PrEP?
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Tuesday, 03 May 2016 00:00
- Written by Michael Carter
New data from the PROUD pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study have identified the characteristics of the gay and other men who have sex with men who are most likely to benefit from PrEP, according to findings reported at the recent conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA) in Manchester. Gay men with rectal sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and those who had unprotected receptive anal sex with more partners were most likely to benefit from PrEP.
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