Yes, it exists, but how available is it really? If I recall correctly, the injections are also not very pleasant.

"Gilead sells LEN at very high prices (over $28,000 per person per year in the US), severely restricts its supply to certain countries, and refuses to sell it directly to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières"

Source: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/campaigns/acces...

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sroussey 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The shots are expensive, but the pills are free in the USA. They do have adverse kidney issues over prolonged use (more for some people than others).

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cguess 4 hours ago | parent [-]

And clearly only the people in the USA matter.

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whimsicalism 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Are you serious? I would bank money on PEP being practically free in sub-saharan Africa.

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cguess 4 hours ago | parent [-]

*PrEP

It... was, until Musk dismantled USAID and Congress defunded PEPFAR.

So many comments by people who have never stepped foot out the Global North making wild assumptions.

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whimsicalism 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I was explicitly referring to PEP. I'm not sure why you would make assumptions about where I have or haven't been when you have absolutely no information.

PEP remains largely free in SSA post-USAID/PEPFAR cuts.

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cguess 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Ok... so you have to

1. Know you were exposed (many many many people don't know they're HIV+)

2. Have the means to go to a clinic within 72 hours

3. Have the social capacity to go to the clinic safely (in many parts of Sub Saharan Africa doing so would insult your partner)

PEP is an emergency drug, not a prevention at all.

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whimsicalism 3 hours ago | parent [-]

My understanding is PrEP is also free, but I'm less certain about that post-cuts.

	▲	cguess 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It is not, at all anymore.