Prophylaxis

PrEP to be phased into routine commissioning during 2020/2021

Pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs will be routinely commissioned by local authorities in a phased approach during the 2020/2021 financial year, the government has said.…

Little evidence to inform pharmacological paediatric migraine prevention, review finds

There is limited evidence available to support the efficacy of prophylactic pharmacological treatments in the prevention of paediatric migraines, a systematic review has concluded.…

Charity questions readiness for PrEP to be routinely available by April 2020

The Terrence Higgins Trust has expressed doubt over the government’s ability to meet its deadline of making pre-exposure prophylaxis routinely available on the NHS in England from April 2020.…

A cloud of doubt over the sunshine vitamin

Negative results in trials of vitamin D supplementation have led researchers to question the best way of reaching those who are deficient.…

Almost 30% of UK men who have sex with men ‘very likely’ to use PrEP if it was available

Just under 10% of men who have sex with men in the UK take pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis on demand compared to almost 30% who would be “very likely” to use PrEP if it was available to them.…

No new cases of HIV among people in Wales taking PrEP

None of the more than 1,000 people in Wales who have received pre-exposure prophylaxis since it became routinely available have developed HIV while receiving the drugs.…

Expanded PrEP trial places to be opened soon, NHS England confirms

NHS England has announced that it will now start to release additional spaces on its PrEP Impact Trial.…

PrEP rollout has cut new HIV diagnoses, finds Australian study

Rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV has resulted in a rapid decrease of new infections among men who have sex with men, according to data collected in New South Wales, Australia.…

Charity steps in to fund PrEP access in England and NI

A leading HIV and sexual health charity has announced that it will launch a pre-exposure prophylaxis access fund in autumn 2018 to support people in England and Northern Ireland who cannot access or afford the drug.…

HIV PrEP needs licensing for adolescents, researchers say

Study highlights a need for adolescent men who have sex with men to be given pre-exposure prophylaxis and for adherence to be promoted in this group.…