Georgia Lawmakers Support Measure to Let Pharmacists Provide HIV Prevention Medicines

Georgia lawmakers support measure to let pharmacists provide HIV prevention medicines

ATLANTA — People who worry about exposure to the HIV virus may soon be able to walk into a Georgia pharmacy and buy preventative medicines. Bipartisan legislation that would allow pharmacists to order and dispense or inject preventative HIV drugs…

Bill allowing Georgia pharmacists to prescribe HIV prevention drugs clears Georgia House

A bill would allow pharmacists to both prescribe and administer medication, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), that can help reduce the likelihood of acquiring HIV. Getty Images/Giacomo AbrusciGeorgia residents may soon be able to access HIV prevention medicine at their local pharmacy if a bipartisan push from state lawmakers to make the drugs faster and easier to access is successful. Senate Bill 195, …

Georgia House approves bill to let pharmacists prescribe HIV prevention drugs

The Georgia House has passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs, making it easier for residents to access the medication and potentially reducing the state's high rate of HIV diagnoses. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.