NAPWHA and AFAO wish to update our HIV community/ies and organisational members that from 1 April 2020 Truvada ® for HIV treatment and for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will no longer be available through the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
There are alternatives to Truvada ® for PrEP in Australia. Community members eligible for PrEP can access generic versions of Truvada supplied by Apotex, Mylan and Lupin Generic Health. The drugs manufactured by these three suppliers contain the same active ingredients as Truvada.
In addition, from October 2020 Atripla ® will be delisted. A generic equivalent of Atripla has been approved by the PBS for community members who wish to continue using Atripla.
We encourage you to talk to your prescribing doctor if you want more information about these changes.
For more information, visit the following websites:
- For PrEP, visit AFAO Get PrEP’D website
- For HIV treatment, visit the NAPWHA Treatments webpage
- To find your nearest HIV prescriber, visit the ASHM Community Prescriber Locator
