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Can Truvada Prevent HIV If Taken Only As Needed?
Event-Driven Prophylaxis (ED-PrEP) with Truvada is effective, but it’s not for everyone.
Truvada is unquestionably one of the best tools for stopping the spread of HIV.
According to the CDC, Truvada is about 99% effective when a person tightly adheres to the daily regimen.
But many for men who have sex with another man only occasionally and can plan ahead, daily dosing may not be necessary. This can be a real advantage for older men, especially those with other medical conditions.
Prescribing Truvada typically falls out of the scope of practice of psychiatrists, so when a correspondent asked me a question about it, I consulted with some doctors who are experts.
Some men do not need to take Truvada daily.
In July 2019, The World Health Organization (WHO) published an update to their earlier recommendations on the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis(PrEP) to prevent HIV for men who have sex with men.
The alternative treatment protocol is called ED-PrEP or 2 + 1 + 1.
2 + 1 +1 = ED-PrEP
