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text: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to Prevent HIV Infection: Questions and Answers
text: What is Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)?
text: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of drugs to prevent disease in people who have not yet been exposed to a disease-causing agent, usually a virus.
text: It is important to distinguish post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when talking about HIV.
text: People who engage in behaviors that result in frequent, recurrent exposures to HIV should be considered for intensive sexual or injection risk-reduction interventions and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with daily oral doses of combination tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) + emtricitibine (FTC) (Truvada®).
text: However if the most recent recurring exposure is within the 72-hour window prior to an evaluation, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) may be indicated with transition of the patient to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) after completion of 28 days of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) medication.
text: If you feel that you might be exposed to HIV frequently, talk to your health care professional about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).