The Role of Community Pharmacies in Providing Access to HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).
J Community Health
; 49(2): 222-228, 2024 Apr.
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HIV affects an estimated 1.2 million individuals in the United States and is disproportionately concentrated among African Americans, Latinos, and people of multiple races. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) substantially decreases HIV transmission when started within 72 h after exposure, but problems of accessibility have hindered its widespread usage in communities at risk for HIV infection. Pharmacy-initiated PEP access was first permitted in New York City in 2017, allowing pharmacists to provide a 7-day supply of PEP without a prescription for consumers at high risk for HIV infection. It was expected that the broad reach and accessibility of community pharmacies would increase timely access to PEP for all individuals, especially those who already face significant barriers to accessing the healthcare system. Since then, eleven other states have followed suit and expanded the scope of outpatient pharmacy practice in order to increase the availability of HIV PEP but prescribing laws in over 75% of the US have not been changed. Much of the existing literature on HIV prevention focuses on PrEP access barriers with limited information on PEP access in the US. In this paper, we review the current status of pharmacist-initiated PEP in the US as part of the End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Farmacias
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Infecciones por VIH
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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En
Revista:
J Community Health
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos