Is PEP prescribed appropriately?. Issue 8 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Whitlock, G; Nwokolo, N; McOwan, A
• Is Part Of: HIV medicine. Volume 16:Issue 8(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 519
• Page End: 520
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: HIV infections -- Treatment -- Periodicals; HIV-positive persons -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Treatment -- Decision making -- Periodicals; 616.9792
• DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12275
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1464-2662

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We describe the characteristics of HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recipients and PEP indications at 56 Dean Street, a central London sexual health clinic. PEP was prescribed on 577 occasions. Most (97%) was given for unprotected anal intercourse. Over a fifth of exposures involved recreational drug use. Of the patients prescribed PEP, 5.9% were given PEP more than once in this period. As a snapshot of HIV risk behaviour, we note the prevalence of drug use, sex without condom use and group sex among PEP recipients.</p> </abstract>