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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), is a pill taken every day by guys who are HIV negative in order to prevent them from acquiring HIV. The only medication currently used as ‘PrEP’ is Truvada (along with generic versions such as Ricover EM, Adco-Emtivir, and Tenvir EM). Truvada as PrEP is approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for […]
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29 Aug 2017 /
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The Western Australian AIDS Council say they are disappointed that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee’s (PBAC) has decided to defer the decision on whether to list Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Negotiation between the PBAC and the manufacturers of the drug Tenofovir which is used in PrEP treatment appear to have […]
Tags: AIDS, gay, Health, HIV, PBAC, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, Tenofovir, Truvada, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
23 Aug 2017 |
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Western Australia’s long awaited PrEP trial has been welcomed by HIV advocates, but many have questioned why it took so long for it to be put into place. Western Australians will gain access to PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) through a trial being coordinated by the WA AIDS Council and M Clinic. Health Minister John Day has […]
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8 Feb 2017 |
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Western Australians will gain access to PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) through a trial being coordinated by the WA AIDS Council and M Clinic. Health Minister John Day has signed off on a trial that will include 2000 participants and will commence operating in the second half of 2017. The trial will be a partnership between the […]
Tags: AIDS, Andrew Burry, gay, Health, HIV, John Day, MSM, PrEP, queer, Truvada, WA AIDS Council
31 Jan 2017 |
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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment has made a major difference to the number of people contracting HIV in developed countries. Currently people can take a daily pill, usually the brand medication Truvada, and protect themselves from acquiring the virus. The medication has been shown to have a 99% effectiveness rate in stopping the virus from being […]
Tags: 56 Dean Street, AIDS, Bisexual, chemsex, Cipri Martinez, Descovy, gay, Health, HIV, John Day, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, men who have sex with men, MSM, PeP, PrEP, Truvada, WA AIDS Council
28 Dec 2016 |
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The United Kingdom will launch a PrEP trial that will allow 10,000 people to access game-changing HIV preventative medication. Britain’s National Health Service had ruled out offering PrEP treatment to help stop the transmission of HIV, but subsequently lost a court battle over the decision. The new £10 million trial with see 10,000 people being […]
Tags: AIDS, HIV, John Day, PBAC, PBS, pharmaceutical benefits advisory committee, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PrEP, Truvada, UK, World News
4 Dec 2016 |
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The South Australian government have announced that their state will be trialling PrEP therapy for those at high risk of contracting HIV. Eligible South Australians who are not living with HIV, but are considered to be high risk, may be prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication Truvada – a daily oral medication to prevent the contraction […]
Tags: AIDS, HIV, Jay Weatherill, Labor, nat cook, PrEP, South Australia, Truvada
30 Nov 2016 |
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A man in the USA who has been taking pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment Truvada has shown evidence of contracting a hyper rare, drug resistant strain of HIV. The patient is now the second recorded case of a patient contracting the resistant strain of the virus, after a report in February noted a case exhibited in Toronto. […]
Tags: AIDS, antiretroviral, AVAC, Health, HIV, PeP, PrEP, Truvada
21 Oct 2016 |
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Truvada, the drug that makes a huge difference in preventing the spread of HIV, will not be added to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The game changing medication failed to gain a recommendation that it should be added the tax payer funded scheme. HIV advocacy groups have described the decision as extremely disappointing. Commonly known […]
Tags: AFAO, AIDS, Cipri Martinez, Daryl O'Donnell, Gilead, HIV, NAPWHA, National Association of People With HIV Australia, PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis, PrEP, Truvada
19 Aug 2016 |
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The WA AIDS Council has released a new video showing how easy it is for gay men in WA to access PrEP treatment. PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a type of medication called Truvada that is already used in Australia to treat HIV. Truvada has been shown to be extremely effective as PrEP at reducing HIV […]
Tags: AIDS, Health, HIV, PrEP, prescription, Truvada, WA AIDS Council
11 Jun 2016 |
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