{"id":9472,"date":"2025-12-01T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:09:45","slug":"new-hiv-prevention-guidelines-say-doctors-should-not-be-gatekeeping-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/news\/new-hiv-prevention-guidelines-say-doctors-should-not-be-gatekeeping-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion and awareness of the expanding class of drugs.<\/p>\n

The clinical guideline published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides 31 recommendations and 10 good practices for prescribing antiretroviral medication before and after a potential HIV exposure to prevent infection. <\/p>\n

Lead author Dr. Darrell Tan said 19 physicians volunteered their time over the last three years to review the latest research and write the new guidelines, as the range of available pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) options has expanded since the last guidance was released in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion and awareness of the expanding class of drugs.<\/p>\n

The clinical guideline published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides 31 recommendations and 10 good practices for prescribing antiretroviral medication before and after a potential HIV exposure to prevent infection. <\/p>\n

Lead author Dr. Darrell Tan said 19 physicians volunteered their time over the last three years to review the latest research and write the new guidelines, as the range of available pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) options has expanded since the last guidance was released in 2017.<\/p>\n

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