SACRAMENTO — California will expand access to HIV prevention drugs by allowing pharmacies to offer the medications without a prescription under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ...

HIV prevention drugs will be available without a prescription starting next year in California ... PEP is a 28-day preventative course for people exposed to HIV. PrEP & PEP are key to ending HIV ...

Think of PEP as the equivalent of "Plan B," but instead of stopping pregnancies, it stops HIV infection. Non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis is typically a 28-day course of HIV medications ...

DENVER — For the first time in nearly 10 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) will update its guidelines on the usage of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), which is a medication that can be ...

A new California law in 2020 will increase access to preventative HIV medication PrEP and post exposure treatment PEP through a pharmacist rather than doctor. Access could halt spread of the virus ...

Known as PrEP and PEP, the two drugs prevent HIV infection. The bill also clarifies that pharmacists have the legal authority to conduct HIV tests. The bill, which previously passed out of the ...

PEP and PrEP are two types of medications used to combat exposure to the HIV virus. PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, whereas PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis.

On Saturday, a new statewide protocol will be officially enacted making Colorado one of the first states to allow pharmacists to prescribe PrEP and PEP, preventative HIV medications. PReP, or pre ...

The medication is called Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). If taken within 72 hours of HIV exposure, and continued for the full 28-day regimen, there is a high likelihood that the person will not ...

“All Californians deserve access to PrEP and PEP, two treatments that have transformed our fight against HIV and AIDS.” The new law will go into effect Jan. 1, according to Equality California .

PEP and PrEP are two types of medications used to combat exposure to the HIV virus. PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, whereas PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. As the prefixes ...