Implementation and acceptance of pharmacists’ prescribing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Pharmacist-led PrEP management can provide an alternative way to obtain PrEP for higher-risk patients. This study resulted in a regulation change on July 1, 2024 that authorized pharmacists to prescribe PrEP in Nova Scotia.
Authors
- Mackenzie d’Entremont-Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7101-8994)
- Alexandra Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-7906)
- Kathleen MacNabb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-1884)
- Tasha Ramsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-9377)
- Kyle John Wilby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-2512)
- Kirk Furlotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-8911)
- Yazid N. Al Hamarneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-3542)
- Jennifer E. Isenor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1648-7362)
- Deborah Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-8123)
- Todd F. Hatchette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-2528)
- Lisa Woodill
- Andrea Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-6681)
- Matthew Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7103-4660)
- Andrea C. Bishop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-7272)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Nova Scotia Hospital (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- Community Based Research Centre (CA)
- Halifax Health Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17151635251355277
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40