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PrEP - Aidsmap
This briefing paper provides an overview of pre-exposure prophylaxis ( prep ) for people planning, commissioning or providing HIV prevention activities in the UK. It does this by reviewing thirty key questions about prep and how it might be implemented in the UK. What is prep ?Pre-exposure prophylaxis ( prep ) is an HIV prevention strategy that uses antiretroviral drugs to protect HIV-negative people from HIV infection. People take antiretrovirals (ARVs) when they are at risk of exposure to HIV, in order to lower their risk of suggests that prep is highly efficacious in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV, as long as the drugs are taken regularly, as directed. However, prep does not prevent other sexually transmitted infections or is one of several ways in which antiretroviral drugs can be used to prevent HIV transmission: zARVs given to an HIV-negative person before possible exposure to HIV: pre-exposure prophylaxis ( prep ). zARVs given to an HIV-negative person after possible exposure to HIV: post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
This briefing paper provides an overview of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people planning, commissioning or providing HIV prevention activities in the UK.
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