{"id":13385,"date":"2026-10-01T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/?page_id=13385"},"modified":"2026-10-09T18:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:07:33","slug":"is-pep-recommended-if-i-am-on-prep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/prep\/is-pep-recommended-if-i-am-on-prep","title":{"rendered":"Is HIV PEP recommended if I am on PrEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16301\" src=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos-for-prep.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"238\" \/><strong>PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis and involves taking a combination of three HIV meds for one month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HIV PEP is now used less often because of PrEP and U=U. But if you need PEP, the earlier you start, the more likely it is to work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ideally, PEP should be started within 24 hours of sex. This will give the best protection.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the UK PEP can be started up to 72 hours after sex.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no benefit from starting PEP after more than 72 hours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have a risk when you haven\u2019t been taking PrEP, or enough PrEP, contact a doctor to discuss whether you might need HIV PEP.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Take a double dose of PrEP asap (if you still have some). This will cover you while you are trying to access PEP.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You can get PEP from your clinic or from A&amp;E when your clinic is closed. A&amp;E departments are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis and involves taking a combination of three HIV meds for one month. HIV PEP is now used less often because of PrEP and U=U. But if you need PEP, the earlier you start, the more &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11507,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-guides.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19292,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13385\/revisions\/19292"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}