Same-day prescribing of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in reducing HIV transmission but remains underutilised globally. Same-day PrEP prescribing and medication provision is an emerging implementation approach. The experiences of the three same-day PrEP programmes support the feasibility of the approac...

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Veröffentlicht in:The lancet HIV 2021-02, Vol.8 (2), p.e114-e120
Hauptverfasser: Rowan, Sarah E, Patel, Rupa R, Schneider, John A, Smith, Dawn K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in reducing HIV transmission but remains underutilised globally. Same-day PrEP prescribing and medication provision is an emerging implementation approach. The experiences of the three same-day PrEP programmes support the feasibility of the approach. Key elements of safe and effective same-day PrEP programmes include the ability to order laboratory tests at the time of the clinical visit and the ability to contact patients when laboratory results are available. Same-day PrEP has the potential to alleviate the attrition seen in usual care between initial evaluation and receipt of a PrEP prescription. A widespread application of same-day prescribing will be needed to assess its effect on PrEP usage.
ISSN:2352-3018
2352-3018
DOI:10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30256-3