The Expanding Role of the Pharmacist in HIV Prevention
What Do You Know About PrEP?
PrEP: HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
HIV providers’ likelihood to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention differs by patient type: a short report.
Adams LM, Balderson BH. AIDS Care. 2016;28(9):1154-1158.
Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women.
Baeten JM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2012;367(5):399-410.
Pharmacists as providers of HIV preexposure prophylaxis.
Bruno C, Saberi P. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34(6):803-806.
Effectiveness of prevention strategies to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
Innovative CDC effort expands HIV testing into pharmacies.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012.
Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV infection in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand (the Bangkok Tenofovir Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.
Choopanya K, et al. Lancet. 2013;381(9883):2083-2090.
Behavioral HIV risk reduction among people who inject drugs: meta-analytic evidence of efficacy.
Copenhaver MM, et al. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2006;31(2):163-171.
Pharmacist-provided rapid HIV testing in two community pharmacies.
Darin KM, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2015;55(1):81-88.
Integrating antiretroviral strategies for human immunodeficiency virus prevention: post- and pre-exposure prophylaxis and early treatment.
Grant RM, Smith DK. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015;2(4):ofv126.
Preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men.
Grant RM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(27):2587-2599.
MSM estimation state profiles.
Grey J, Emory Coalition for Applied Modeling for Prevention (CAMP).
Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent the acquisition of HIV-1 infection (PROUD): effectiveness results from the pilot phase of a pragmatic open-label randomised trial.
McCormack S, et al. Lancet. 2016;387(10013):53-60.
What is PrEP?
PrEP REP project.
Exploratory survey of Florida pharmacists' experience, knowledge, and perception of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Shaeer KM, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2014;54(6):610-617.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of HIV Infection: Updated Recommendations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
STD and HIV Screening Recommendations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
US Public Health Service: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States—2014. A Clinical Practice Guideline.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
ASHP Guidelines on Pharmacist Involvement in HIV Care.
Schafer JJ, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016;73(7):468-494.
Clinical Resources
HIV Risk Reduction Estimator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
PrEP Kit.
AIDS United, 2015.
HIV in the United States by Geographic Distribution.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
Provider Information Sheet—PrEP During Conception, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
State HIV Laws.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
Taking a Sexual History.
NYC Health, 2015.
Transgender Health Learning Center.
University of California, San Francisco, 2017.
HIV Drug Interactions.
University of Liverpool (Web site), 2017.
Patient Resources
HIV Risk Reduction Estimator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): HIV Basics
The CDC is a division within the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. This comprehensive site provides extensive links to topics across the HIV-care continuum, including PrEP.
Pill-Reminder Smartphone Apps (Free)
Mango Health – Medicine Manager, Pill Reminder for iPhone
Medisafe Pill Reminder, Rx, & Medicine Tracker for iPhone
Medisafe Meds & Pill Reminder for Android
Positively Aware
Positively Aware, created by TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network), is a source of HIV-treatment news for consumers, as well as an educational tool for HIV caregivers. The site features PrEP resources, including videos for MSM and transgender people.
PrEP for U.S. Women: A Collection of Resources
HIVE (Web site).
HIVE provides preconception and prenatal resources for women and couples affected by HIV.
PrEP Locator
PrEP Locator is an online directory of public and private-practice providers of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States. The site includes a map-based widget for ease of locating PrEP services.
