Ahead of World AIDS Day this Wednesday, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has urged the government to widen access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by making it available through community pharmacies. It argues that such a move could drive down rates of HIV infection across Great Britain.
Currently, the medicine - which offers almost total protection from HIV when taken as recommended prior to sex or injecting drugs - is available free of charge only through sexual health clinics.
Calling on the government to engage with community pharmacies to improve public health, RPS president Claire Anderson said: "There is a clear opportunity to drive down rates of HIV infection by expanding provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to community pharmacies and GP practices as part of the government's HIV Action Plan.
In a significant leap forward in the fight against HIV, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has given the green light to two
groundbreaking formulations of cabotegravir.
Apretude 30 mg film-coated tablets and Apretude 600 mg prolonged-release suspension for injection are now authorized for preventing sexually transmitted HIV-1
infection in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg at increased risk.
This approval marks a pivotal moment in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) prevention, offering an alternative to existing standard pre-exposure prophylaxis or
PrEP treatments.
HIV, a virus notorious for compromising the immune system, has long been a global health concern.
Cabotegravir, a member of the integrase inhibitor group, works by blocking a key enzyme necessary for the replication of HIV-1, thereby reducing the virus's
ability to spread.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a course of HIV drugs taken by HIV-negative people to protect them against HIV. If used consistently and correctly, PrEP will virtually eliminate the risk of you getting HIV. While you're taking PrEP, you should visit your healthcare professional for regular check-ups.
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In its first, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the use of Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to treat people at the
highest risk of catching HIV.
The announcement comes along with a consultation on draft guideline by NICE on reducing sexually transmitted infections.
NICE's recommendation is backed up by the government's HIV Action Plan to hit zero new transmissions of HIV by 2030.
The pill prevents HIV by stopping the virus from crossing into the healthy cells and replicating.
According to the UK PROUD study, PrEP reduced the risk of HIV infection by 86 per cent for men who have sex with men.
However, people taking the pill must also get regular HIV testing and STI screening done every three months.
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