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Senate committee releases bill letting pharmacists provide PrEP and PEP after approving training and safety rules
Summary
The Senate Health Committee released S-2019 with amendments allowing trained pharmacists to furnish HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis without an individual prescription in specified circumstances, expanding allowable PrEP supply to 90 days and tying clinical standards to FDA approvals and CDC guidance.
The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee released S-2019 on a voice vote after testimony supporting amendments that expand pharmacists’ authority to furnish HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without an individual prescription under specified conditions.
Committee amendments revise statutory definitions to refer to any drug or drug combination approved or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for HIV prevention and to require that pharmacists follow the Centers for Disease Control and…
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