PHARMACY PrEP EDUCATION A “HOW TO” SERIES SPANNING POLICY TO PRACTICE
PROVIDING PrEP IN THE PHARMACY SETTING VIRGINIA EDITION
WHAT In 2021, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy (VBOP) granted authority to pharmacists to prescribe HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) to persons 18 years of age or older. PrEP is the use of specific combinations of antiretroviral agents
to reduce the risk of HIV infection, and PEP utilizes specific combinations of antiretroviral agents to prevent infection in those who have had a high-risk HIV exposure in the previous 72 hours.1-4
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