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#PrEPAwareWeek! PrEP is safe and effective medicine that prevents HIV. There are three ways to take it:
✅ Daily PrEP
✅ Injectable Prep
✅ PrEP on-demand
To get started on PrEP, talk to your health care provider or visit an NYC Sexual Health Clinic:
on.nyc.gov/prep
ALT Illustration of a calendar and PrEP pill. Text reads: Taking PrEP
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is safe and effective medicine that prevents HIV. Daily PrEP
· Once a day: Take a pill that contains PrEP medicine – either Truvada (available as a generic) or Descovy.
· Every 3 months: Check in with your provider to refill your prescription and get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Some clinics offer check-ins by phone or video chat. N Y C Health logo.
ALT Illustration of two health care workers holding a large PrEP pill. Text reads: Taking PrEP. PrEP on-demand · Men who have sex with men can take Truvada as PrEP on demand. With PrEP on demand, take PrEP pills only before and after sex:
2 pills 2 to 24 hours before sex (the first dose)
1 pill 24 hours after the first dose
1 pill 48 hours after the first dose
If you keep having sex, continue taking 1 pill every 24 hours until you have taken two pills after you last had sex. N Y C health logo.