California Bill Increases Pharmacist Powers

According to the non-profit Equality California, pharmacists will be able to dispense at least a 30-day supply (up to a 60-day supply) of PrEP and a complete course of PEP, making California the first state in the country to allow pharmacists that authority. [...]while initial access gains will like...

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Published in:Drug Topics 2019-11, Vol.163 (11), p.36-36
Main Author: Hamm, Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease prevention
Drug stores
Equality
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Newsom, Gavin
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Summary:According to the non-profit Equality California, pharmacists will be able to dispense at least a 30-day supply (up to a 60-day supply) of PrEP and a complete course of PEP, making California the first state in the country to allow pharmacists that authority. [...]while initial access gains will likely be slim (an estimated 25 fewer HIV cases will result in the first year), CHBRP says utilization will increase over time as more pharmacists complete the training and more patients and healthcare professionals are aware of PrEP and PEP (in a 2015 survey, 34% of primary care doctors and nurses had never heard ofPrEP). CHBRP says awareness remains lowest among groups most likely to contract HIV (men who have sex with men, transgender women, blacks, and Hispanics). [...]CHBRP concluded in their report, "In order for independent furnishing of PrEP by pharmacists to increase utilization, patients need to be engaged in HIV prevention and seek PrEP from pharmacists."
ISSN:0012-6616
1937-8157