2014Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Malika Sharma, Darrell H. S. Tan

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Currently, PrEP refers to prophylactic daily oral use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), a formulation that is indicated in Canada for the treatment of HIV infection. Although licensed only in the United States for PrEP, this formulation is used off label in Canada for

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Currently, PrEP refers to prophylactic daily oral use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), a formulation that is indicated in Canada for the treatment of HIV infection. Although licensed only in the United States for PrEP, this formulation is used off label in Canada for

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Currently, PrEP refers to prophylactic daily oral use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), a formulation that is indicated in Canada for the treatment of HIV infection. Although licensed only in the United States for PrEP, this formulation is used off label in Canada for

Key concepts: Emtricitabine, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Tenofovir, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Medicine, Virology, Antiretroviral therapy, Men who have sex with men

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