PREP Flashcards
Drugs in Prep
Tenofovir and Emtricitabine
TDF-FTC
Offer prep toβ¦
- Hiv neg MSM with condomless anal sex in past 6/12 and ongoing condomless sex
- hiv neg MSM condomless sex with HIV pos partner not suppressed on ART
- combination of risk factors
When can you consider Tenofovir alone prep?
Heterosexual men and women where FTC is contraindicated
Prep and breastfeeding/ pregnancy
All ok
V little found in breast milk
No congenital anomaly from TDF during pregnancy
Three specific drugs used in chemsex
1) methamphetamine (Crystal/meth/Tina)
2) mephedrone (meph, miaow miaow, m-cat)
3) GHB/GBL (G, Gina)
PWID and prep
Low hiv prevalence in PWID
Donβt give prep where needel exchange and opiate substitution is available and accessed
Chemsex - different and high risk of HIV. Give prep
Trans prep prescribing recommendations
- Daily prep to hiv neg trans women having condomless anal sex in past 6/12 and ongoing
- prep for trans women and men with positive hiv partner not on ART
- if trans and only having anal sex - can consider EBD
- discuss unknown efficacy for vaginal sex and prep
Considerations for young people and prep
No need for routine BMD scan - evidence is all returns to normal on stopping
Teenagers critical peak of bone mass
Fraser guidance etc
Anal sex prep regime
Double dose 2-24 hours before sex
Single dose at 24 and then 48 hours
Continue daily until 48hours post last sex
If taking prep for anal sex and interrupted then whatβs the advice
If less than 7 days since last dose- single dose to restart
If more than 7 days since last dose - double dose to restart. Consider need for pep
Vaginas sex and prep regime
Takes 7 days until working (still take double dose incase canβt wait 7/7) and then continue for 7/7 post last sexual risk
Prep regime for PWID
7 days to work, 7 days after last risk to stop
Population risk factors for HIV acquisition
Heterosexual black African men and women Recent migrant to UK Transwoman PWID Sex work/ transactional sex
Clinical indicators for increasing HIV risk
Rectal bacterial STI in past year
Baceterial STI or HCV in past year
Pepse in previous year (repeated courses particularly)
Sexual behaviours and risks for HIV acquisition
Condomless sex with unknown HIV status of partner (particularly if anal or multiple partners)
Condomless sex from high risk country
High risk behaviour - chemsex/ group sex
Reports anticipated high risk sex