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Senate committee approves bill letting pharmacists provide HIV prevention drugs after training
Summary
A Georgia Senate committee voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 195, which would allow trained pharmacists to dispense 30- to 60-day supplies of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and, under a physician protocol, administer long-acting injectable prophylaxis for HIV.
A Georgia Senate committee voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 195, which would permit pharmacists who complete a required training program to dispense oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV and, under a physician protocol, administer long-acting injectable prophylaxis.
The measure, presented by Chairman Hufstedler, requires pharmacists to complete a training program (the bill sets an implementation date by Jan. 1), instructs pharmacists to attempt to notify a patient’s primary care physician or provide information about available primary-care options, and allows pharmacists to dispense a 30-day supply with an option to extend up to 60 days for eligible patients. For injectable prophylaxis the bill requires a…
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