Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor's prescription after Gov. Newsom signed legislation that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.
Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor's prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.
Not everyone can get to a doctor in that time frame, says Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California. Nearly 30,000 people in California use PrEP and 6,000 use PEP, according to the California Health Benefits Review Program, which provides analysis to the Legislature.
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