Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6QF2X)
TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage
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Australia is experiencing a shortage of an important HIV prevention medication and sexual health organisations are urging those who rely on it to plan ahead so they don't run out.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is an antiretroviral drug taken by people at high risk of HIV infection, which if used every day has an efficacy rate of 99% among gay and bisexual men. It became available on the PBS in 2018 and has been hailed a game-changer" at preventing HIV transmission.
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