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UK Government to be sued over lack of PEP policy for sexual exposure to HIV

Two HIV-positive gay men in the United Kingdom have announced that they plan to take legal action against the British Government's Department of Health for

Published
19 December 2005
By
Edwin J. Bernard
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Does promotion of PEP to gay men increase risk-taking?

Provision of post-exposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs to gay men after a high risk sexual exposure to HIV (PEPSE) could inadvertently increase risk-taking in the

Published
26 May 2005
By
Keith Alcorn
PEP
HIV PEP in Amsterdam: paper suggests policy since 2000 a success

Only one individual who received HIV post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Amsterdam between 2000 – 2003 subsequently tested HIV-positive, according to a paper published in

Published
12 April 2005
By
Michael Carter
PEP
Four days of nevirapine plus a month of 2 NRTIs appears to be ‘safe’ PEP strategy

Doctors from Strasbourg, France, argue that four days of nevirapine taken with a month of dual nucleoside analogue (NRTIs) as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is clinically

Published
29 November 2004
By
Edwin J. Bernard
PEP
PEP awareness campaign targeted at gay men in London and Brighton

Gay men in London and Brighton are being targeted with an HIV-prevention campaign designed to increase their knowledge about the effectiveness and availability of treatment

Published
22 July 2004
By
Michael Carter
PEP
European study finds wasteful use of post-exposure prophylaxis

Non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (NONOPEP) is being prescribed at widely disparate rates in different European countries and is often prescribed for minimal risks, according

Published
15 July 2004
By
Gus Cairns
PEP
HIV transmission after unprotected insertive sex and PEP reported

German doctors have published a case report of a man who became infected with HIV after an episode of unprotected insertive anal sex, and despite

Published
10 March 2004
By
Michael Carter
PEP
PEP for sexual exposure to HIV not 100% effective

One per cent of individuals receiving post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after a possible sexual exposure to HIV went on to become infected with the virus, according

Published
10 February 2004
By
Michael Carter
PEP
Nevirapine should not be used for PEP confirms US review

HIV-negative people appear to have a higher risk of side-effects when exposed to nevirapine, according to a review of case reports and toxicity reports from

Published
02 February 2004
By
Edwin J. Bernard
PEP
Should AZT be excluded from post-exposure prophylaxis?

Post exposure prophylaxis regimens in Europe should exclude AZT, according to a pan-European group of researchers who have been studying drug resistance in newly infected

Published
30 October 2003
By
Keith Alcorn
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