How do you use PrEP?

PrEP can be used in 2 ways; daily or irregularly (around sexual contacts)

Daily use

• One pill every day at the same time
• People with a hepatitis B infection can only use PrEP daily
• If you have a vagina you can only use PrEP daily

Irregular use

• start with 2 pills, 24 to 2 hours before possible exposure to HIV
• next, take 2 more pills:

  • one pill 24 hours after first intake and
  • one pill 48 hours after first intake

It is important to take at least 4 pills. If you have sex more often, you may need to increase the number of pills taken. You must ALWAYS take 2 tablets (24 hours apart) AFTER the last possible exposure.

If you do not have sex after taking the first 2 tablets, it is of course no longer necessary to take the next 2 tablets.