PrEP
Pharmacist-prescribed oral PrEP could roll out nationwide
Pharmacists urge the lowering of barriers to accessing and affording medicines which could lead to the elimination of HIV Health minister Mark Butler has announced the release of the HIV …
Renal risk factors with PrEP?
Commencing pre-exposure prophylaxis can lead to a small rapid decline in kidney function, but this effect is reversible, according to Sydney researchers Fixed-dose combination tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and emtricitabine …
PrEP sees HIV diagnoses drop by a quarter
A new Australian study is the first to evaluate a population-level roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men Rapid, targeted, and high-coverage roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis …
PrEP listing decision deferred
An HIV prevention advocate has vowed to keep fighting for pre exposure prophylaxis to be PBS listed Following the announcement by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee that it will defer …
New HIV prevention trial to begin
South Australians at high risk of acquiring HIV will have the opportunity to benefit from PrEP treatment Alfred Health in Victoria has partnered with the South Australian Health and Medical …
Labor government calls for PBS listing of Truvada
The Federal government needs to stop delaying and make antiretroviral drugs accessible, it says Victoria’s Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, this week launched a new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study called …
Weekly Dose: Truvada, the drug that can prevent HIV infection
Efficacy is estimated to be as high as 99% in men who have sex with men who take Truvada daily. Sharon Lewin, Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital & …
Fight against AIDS in Australia declared a success
Effective therapies mean the number of people progressing to AIDS is lower than ever, but HIV is still spreading Key researchers and stakeholders have announced that AIDS progress in Australia is …