Discontinuation of government subsidized HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis in Australia: a whole‐of‐population analysis of dispensing records

• Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. e26056 - n/a
• Main Authors: Medland, Nicholas Andrew, Fraser, Doug, Bavinton, Benjamin R., Jin, Fengyi, Grulich, Andrew E., Paynter, Heath, Guy, Rebecca, McManus, Hamish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Australia - epidemiology; discontinuation; Disease prevention; dispensing; Evaluation; Female; Health behavior; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - prevention & control; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Male; Medical care; Patients; Pharmaceuticals; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prescriptions; Prevention; Prophylaxis; retention; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Subsidies; Utilization; Australia; pre-exposure prophylaxis; dispensing; HIV; discontinuation; prevention; retention

Introduction HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been government subsidized in Australia since April 2018 and while uptake is high among men who have sex with men, rates of discontinuation are also high. The aims of this study were to examine the impact of discontinuation on overall PrEP usage,...