VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More than 2,000 people in this province have benefited from the expanded coverage of drugs that can prevent HIV infection. Health Minister Adrian Dix called BC’s treatment “world-leading” at an announcement this morning. “There are an estimated 7,271 British Columbians living with HIV today. Preventing new infections and giving people the […]
Strategies to reduce new HIV infections span multifaceted efforts, including safe-sex counseling, voluntary medical male circumcision, treatment as prevention, and pre- (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis. PrEP entails the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs prophylactically by HIV-negative individuals at risk of infection to thwart acquisition of the virus. In 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration
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British Columbians, including men and transwomen who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, and people who have sex with individuals living with HIV, can now access free medication to protect against HIV. As of January 1st, the province of British Columbia is covering the cost of pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment (PrEP), recommended by the
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Just over 2,000 B.C. residents have taken medication to prevent HIV in the six months since it became publicly funded, Health Minister Adrian Dix says. The treatment is taken either before or after high-risk sex and is formally called pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis. The oral medication, Truvada, or an approved generic equivalent, can be prescribed
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British Columbians at a high-risk of getting HIV will soon be able to get a drug that prevents infection, for free. We speak with Dr. Mark Hull with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS about that decision.
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