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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 6.
Published in final edited form as: WMJ. 2016 Feb;115(1):6–8.

Table.

Summary of Guidance for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use

Men Who Have Sex With Men Heterosexual Women and Men People Who Inject Drugs

Detecting Substantial Risk of Acquiring HIV Infection

Sexual partner with HIV
Recent bacterial STI
High number of sex partners
History of inconsistent
 or no condom use
Commercial sex work
Sexual partner with HIV
Recent bacterial STI
High number of sex partners
History of inconsistent
 or no condom use
Commercial sex work
Lives in high-prevalence area
 or network
HIV-positive injecting partner
Sharing injection equipment
Recent drug treatment (but currently
 injecting)
Clinically Eligible

Documented negative HIV test before prescribing PrEP
No signs/symptoms of acute HIV infection
Normal renal function (serum creatinine), no contraindicated medications
Prescription

Daily, continuing, oral doses of TDF/FTC (Truvada), ≤90 day supply
Follow-up visits at least every 3 months to provide: HIV test, medication adherence counseling, behavioral risk
reduction support, side effect assessment, STI symptom assessment
At 3 months and every 6 months after, assess renal function
Every 6 months test for bacterial STIs
Document hepatitis B virus infection and vaccinate non-immune individuals
Other Services

Do oral/rectal STI testing Assess pregnancy intent
Pregnancy test every 3months
Access to clean needles/syringes and
drug treatment services

Abbreviation = sexually transmitted infections, STI.

Source: US Public Health Service.1