PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is medicine that reduces your chances of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. When taken as prescribed, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV.

Are there different types of PrEP? PrEP can be pills or shots.

Can I switch from pills to shots? Talk to your health care provider about switching from PrEP pills to shots. PrEP shots may be right for you if you do not have HIV and have no known allergy to the medicines in the shot. If you decide to switch from PrEP pills to shots, you’ll need to visit your health care provider regularly to receive your shot. You’ll also need to be tested for HIV prior to each PrEP shot.

Learn about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and how it works in this short video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

How can I locate PrEP in my area?

• CommWell Health: 877-935-5255   70 Crepe Myrtle Drive Suite 104, Benson, NC 27504
• ID Care Fayetteville:  910-729-6552 1319 Avon St. Fayetteville, NC 28304
• ID Care Sanford:  910-729-6552 821 S. Horner Blvd. Ste. C Sanford, NC 27330
• Community Health Interventions Specialty Clinic:  910-488-6118  2409 Murchison Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28301

The Ready, Set, PrEP program provides free PrEP HIV-prevention medications to thousands of people living in the United States, including tribal lands and territories, who qualify. For more information about the Ready, Set, PrEP program click on the link.  Before enrolling in Ready, Set, PrEP, talk to a health care provider to see if PrEP medications are right for you and, if so, get a prescription.