HIV Treatment and Management

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New rapid guidance: Six-month oral PrEP prescribing

Medical and nurse practitioners can now prescribe up to a six-month supply of oral PrEP in the form of tenofovir disoproxil + emtricitabine on a single prescription following changes to the PBS. Read the rapid guidance here.

Adult Antiretroviral Guidelines

US DHHS Guidelines with Australian Commentary

Last Updated 2024

Introduction: Australian Commentary on the US DHHS Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

In February 2005, the Australian Health Minister’s Advisory Committee on HIV and STI endorsed the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Adults and Adolescents and requested that ASHM facilitate the production of a regularly updated commentary on those Guidelines relevant to Australia. The US DHHS has agreed to this adoption and adaptation process.

The ASHM Sub-Committee for Guidance on HIV Management provides the commentary and reviews the guidelines on a regular basis. It is the intention of the sub-committee to review the guidelines after every major revision of the US DHHS guidelines, as well as more frequently if a particular issue comes to the notice of the committee which requires more immediate action (such as the contraindication of prescription of a certain drug in a particular condition).

The DHHS Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV can be viewed HERE.

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