Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and post-exposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline contains 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to help clinicians and other health care professionals offer these safe and effective options to teen and adult patients.
Key differences from the 2017 guideline include the “explicit inclusion of self-identified need as a reason for PrEP initiation” and the expanding range of available PrEP choices, with newer regimens including an injection given every 2 months.
The authors’ aim is to support clinical decision-making in primary care, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, sexual health, nursing, pharmacy, and related disciplines, as well as community workers who promote PrEP and PEP.
Read more about the guideline here.
Access the full guideline, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, here /open access/.
Source : EurekAlert!
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