Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

Lisa A. Spacek, M.D., Ph.D.

DEFINITION

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs by HIV-negative individuals to prevent acquisition of HIV.
Consider PrEP for:
- Anyone from a population whose HIV incidence is at least 2% per year; or
- HIV-seronegative partners of HIV-infected person whose viral load is not suppressed.[2]

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