Q&A on Barriers to HIV PrEP: Pharmacist Perspectives

In this episode, Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FCCP, and Kevin Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES, discuss key considerations to barriers to PrEP uptake, including:Limited data on “on-demand” PrEP in cisgender women Strategies on improving communication with non‒English-speaking populations Role of pharmacists with injectable PrEP CDC PrEP guideline recommendations on routine HIV-1 RNA testing Engaging with pregnant persons who might want access to PrEP in the pharmacy settingOral PrEP efficacy based on adherence in cisgender women, including recent data presented at CROI 2023 by Marrazzo and colleaguesPresenters: Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FCCPAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Pharmacy PracticeMidwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove CampusDowners Grove, IllinoisSystem-Level HIV/ID Clinical PharmacistAmbulatory PharmacyNorthwestern MedicineWheaton, IllinoisKevin Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCESAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Pharmacotherapy and Clinical ResearchUniversity of South FloridaClinical PharmacistTampa General Medical GroupTampa, FloridaContent based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from ViiV Healthcare.Link to full program:https://bit.ly/3ZjSFhgDownloadable slides: https://bit.ly/3PsFNDt