PrEP Treatment
Your local pharmacist can now prescribe. Get assessed at your local pharmacy for a new prescription for PrEP to prevent HIV.
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Review your health history with a pharmacist to receive a new prescription and medication for PrEP, all in one visit.
Requesting a Scripted consultation is really, really easy.
You can book your visit online in a snap.
Or, walk-in to your local Scripted pharmacy any time and scan the QR code on the Scripted poster near the pharmacy counter.
Select a treatment and complete a digital self-assessment including medical history, symptoms, medications.
A pharmacist will have an in person consultation with you in the pharmacy.
If appropriate, the pharmacist will issue you a new prescription and fill or administer treatment in the same visit.
What is PrEP?
What you should know
Our platform guides pharmacists to review the answers you provide to the Scripted self-assessment questions to decide if you are eligible to receive PReP.
We use evidence based guidelines and protocols to ask you the right questions that will assess whether it’s safe for your pharmacist to prescribe or if you should be referred to a doctor, nurse, or specialist.
PReP FAQ's
PrEP is highly effective when taken correctly.
The once-daily pill reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90%. For people who inject drugs, it can decrease the risk by more than 70%.
Risks of getting HIV from sex can be even lower if you combine PrEP with condoms and other prevention methods.
According to www.hiv.gov, the following medications are approved for daily use as PrEP. They are combinations of two anti-HIV drugs in a single pill:
- Emtricitabine (F) 200 mg in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg (F-TDF; brand name Truvada ®) is recommended for all adults and adolescents at risk for HIV through sex or injection drug use. A generic version of Truvada® is also available.
- Emtricitabine (F) 200 mg in combination with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) 25 mg (F-TAF; brand name Descovy ®) is recommended for adults and adolescents at risk for HIV through sex, excluding people at risk through vaginal sex. Descovy® has not yet been studied for HIV prevention for receptive vaginal sex.
PReP is a once-daily pill. Some people taking PrEP may have side effects, like nausea, but these usually go away.
PReP does not protect you against other sexually transmitted infections (STI's).
In 2021 U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, along with the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, provided guidance to insurance companies that a prescription for Truvada and Descovy should now be free for almost all insured people.
The United States government has several programs to expand access to free and affordable PReP for uninsured individuals as well. Learn more at Ready, Set, Prep.
HIV is most commonly spread through anal or vaginal sex or by sharing drug equipment, such as needles or syringes. HIV is transmitted through certain bodily fluids, including blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids, and breast milk. HIV is not spread through saliva.
It is not uncommon for HIV to not show symptoms. However, the most common symptoms associated with HIV include:
- Feeling tired all of the time
- Swollen lymph nodes in your neck or groin
- Night sweats
- Muscle aches
It is important to note that these symptoms may also be a sign of another condition and do not necessarily mean you have HIV; get tested if you have concerns about potential HIV symptoms or exposure.
There are steps you can take that may help prevent HIV without medication. Abstinence (not having sex), never sharing needles, and using condoms the right way every time you have sex are important steps in preventing HIV.
Generic Medication Name | Medication Strength | Brand Medication Name | Do I need a prescription? |
Budesonide | 32 mcg | Rhinocort | Yes |
Fluticasone propionate | 50 mcg | Flovent, Flonase | No |
Fluticasone furoate | 27.5 mcg | Avamys | Yes |
Mometasone furoate | 50 mcg | Nasonex | Yes |
Triamcinolone acetonide | 55 mcg | Nasacort, Allernaze | No |
Flunisolide | 0.025% | Nasarel | Yes |
Ciclesonide | 50 mcg | Omnaris | Yes |
Beclomethasone | 42 mcg | Beconase | Yes |
Can I be seen through Scripted for PReP?
Review the eligibility summary below to see if you are a candidate or if you should be seen by a doctor:
- Men and Women
- Age 18 to 65
- Sexually active person
- Weigh at least 77 lbs
- Negative HIV status
- Inject drugs
- Symptoms of HIV infection
- Positive HIV test
- Lack of Hepatitis B vaccination or status
- Kidney disease
References
- About PrEP | PrEP | HIV Basics | HIV/AIDS | CDC. (2020, November 3). Www.cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep/about-prep.html
- PEP. (2019). https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/pep.html
- CDC. (2020, October 28). Body Fluids That Transmit HIV | HIV Transmission | HIV Basics | HIV/AIDS | CDC. Www.cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-transmission/body-fluids.html
- Protect Yourself During Sex | Prevention | HIV Basics | HIV/AIDS | CDC. (2020, November 3). Www.cdc.gov.https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-prevention/protect-yourself-during-sex.html
- PReP. https://www.hiv.gov/federal-response/ending-the-hiv-epidemic/prep-program
