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Any doctor can prescribe PrEP to you with minimal effort. They do not need to be an HIV specialist. PrEP is approved for use by anyone in Australia, and is subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for anyone with Medicare. If your doctor tells you they are unable to prescribe PrEP because they do not have the right training, or do not know about PrEP you can explain to them that there is no specialist training required to prescribe PrEP. You can provide them wi

PrEP works incredibly well at preventing HIV. In fact, it is the single most effective tool at preventing HIV for an HIV negative person. PrEP provides almost 100% protection against HIV. How effective PrEP is depends on a few things, like how often you take it. If you miss doses of your PrEP, the level of protection may decrease. If you are a cisgender man taking PrEP and you miss a dose you’re still going to have great levels of protection. In studies of PrEP where people t

Why buy PrEP online? With PrEP now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia access to PrEP locally has never been better. However there are a number of great reasons people continue choose to import PrEP from overseas. PRICE! PrEP costs $31.60 per month on the PBS available at any local pharmacy. However, there are discounted prices available, from $20 per month, when you buy it online. Why? Generic PrEP makers overseas can produce and ship PrEP much mo

Generic Truvada is available both at pharmacies in Australia and to buy online from overseas. The generic medications contain the same active ingredients as the ‘Truvada’ brand named product many people have heard about, much in the same way you can purchase Panadol or generic home brand paracetamol. It might be a slightly different shape or colour, but it’s still the same thing. People have been using generic PrEP in Australia since the early days of PrEP access – and would