What is PrEP?

Talk to a provider or go to one of the websites listed here to learn more.

This video was made to provide an illustration of HIV infection and how PrEP generally works to prevent it, and why “once a day” dosing is recommended.

Even though PrEP has been around in the U.S. since 2012, a lot of people still are looking to learn about it. And, even fewer people feel like they know enough about it to be able to make an informed decision about whether or not to use it. For people using PrEP, you can’t really feel or see PrEP working when you use it- so it can help to have a mental picture of what is happening each time you take a dose.

PrEP means Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and it’s the use of anti-HIV medications to keep HIV negative people from becoming infected. PrEP is approved by the FDA and has been shown to be safe and effective at preventing HIV infection.

See CDC 2014 Clinical Practice Guidelines at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/PrEPguidelines2014.pdf

Please note that for women considering PrEP, current evidence suggests that maximum protection can be achieved after about 3 weeks of being on PrEP.

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Learn More About PrEP

AIDS.gov - PrEP information page (aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/pre-exposure-prophylaxis)

AIDSinfoNet - Reliable, Up-To-Date Treatment Information (aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/160)

AVAC - Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention (avac.org/ht/d/sp/i/262/pid/262)

Avert - AVERTing HIV and AIDS (avert.org/pre-exposure-prophylaxis.htm)

CDC - Questions and Answers from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/research/prep)

PrEP4Love - The PrEP4Love campaign is brought to you with love by members of the Chicago PrEP Working Group (prep4love.com)

PrEP Facts - San Francisco AIDS Foundation PrEP information in visual format for MSM and heterosexual individuals, with an option for Spanish (prepfacts.org)

PrEP Locator - An interactive website that helps people locate PrEP providers (preplocator.org)

PrEP Watch - Interactive webpage with information and resources on gaining access to PrEP (prepwatch.org)

PrEParing for HIV - An Epidemic Interventions Initiative by the University of California

Project Inform - Videos, publications and resources (projectinform.com/prep)

SFHIV - City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health’s PrEP information page (sfhiv.org/resources/prep)

Talk PrEP - AIDS Action Committee’s new PrEP campaign encouraging everyone to Do It Daily (talkprep.org)

Guidance for Use of PrEP in Practice and Research Settings

WHO - World Health Organization (who.int/hiv/pub/guidance_prep/en)

See newest guidance at http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/prep/en

CDC - Downloadable PDF from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/prepguidelines2014.pdf)

See newest guidance at https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/prep/index.html

From the Makers of Truvada

start.truvada.com - Information about Truvada for PrEP for healthcare providers, consumers and educators

truvadapreprems.com/truvadaprep-resources - Downloadable forms and resources for PrEP prescribers and users

start.truvada.com/individual/truvadaprep-questions - Questions and Answers about Truvada for PrEP