HIV Prevention

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PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) medicines can help prevent HIV infection.

PrEP is a daily pill for HIV-negative people who:

  • May be exposed to HIV through sex or injecting drugs, and
  • Are ready to take a daily pill

PEP is an emergency medicine for HIV-negative people who may have been exposed to HIV.

PEP:

  • Works best if started right away
  • Should be started within 72 hours after a potential exposure
  • Is taken for 28 days

If you think you may have been exposed to HIV, you can get help to get started on PEP right away. You can also go immediately to a clinic, emergency room, or Sexual Health Clinic and ask for emergency PEP.

In New York, most insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover these pills.

Online

Learn more about PrEP.

Learn more about PEP.

Get PrEP and PEP information for medical providers.

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

Health service providers, community organizations, and others can order materials to help promote public awareness of PrEP and PEP.

You can order:

  • User's Guide to PEP
  • User's Guide to PrEP
  • Be Sure. Play Sure. Stay Sure.
  • PrEP and PEP: New Ways to Prevent HIV
  • PrEP and PEP postcards and posters

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

If you think you have been exposed to HIV, go immediately to a Sexual Health Clinic or emergency room and ask for PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis).

PEP is an emergency medicine for people who are HIV negative and may have been exposed to HIV.

  • Emergency PEP works best if started right away.
  • You should begin PEP within 72 hours after a potential exposure to HIV.
  • PEP is taken for 28 days.

In New York State, most insurance plans including Medicaid cover PEP. If you do not have insurance, there are medical clinics that can help you get PEP.

Online

Learn more about PEP.

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

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