Same Day Rapid Start for HIV PrEP
Sarah E. Rowan, MD discusses the reasons to consider offering same day (rapid) start for HIV PrEP and summarizes some implementation results. She reviews the five required and three optional programmatic elements to offer with rapid HIV start. After specifying five contraindications to prescribe same day HIV PrEP to an individual, she details the five required tests and recommends the number of pills to prescribe and when to schedule follow-ups.
Dr. Sarah E. Rowan is an Associate Professor of Medicine - Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and clinical faculty, Denver Prevention Center and Public Health Institute at Denver Health.