How effective are Prep and Pep?

PEP is safe, but some people do experience mild to significant side effects. PrEP is not 100% effective at preventing HIV. It does not prevent the transmission of other STIs like herpes, syphilis, and gonorrhea, nor does it prevent pregnancy. It should be used in combination with condoms and other safer-sex practices.

How effective is Pep against contracting HIV?

How effective is Pep against contracting HIV? When taken daily, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV from sex or injection drug use. PrEP is much less effective when it is not taken consistently. Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99% when taken daily.

What is prep, the controversial HIV drug?

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body. Currently, there are two FDA-approved daily oral medications for PrEP. A long-acting injectable form of PrEP has also been approved by the FDA.