Question

Is Telatri treatment or PrEP?

10 July 2023. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, PEP/PEPSE, Sero different couples.

Good day.

My question: Is Telatri (Sonke tablets) an ARV or PrEP?

I tested negative last week and they gave me Telatri (sonke tablets). I have a partner who is HIV positive. A day before I went to the clinic our condom burst during intercourse.

Answer

Answer: Josh Peasegood

Hi, how are you doing?

Telatri is a generic version of TLD.

TLD can be used as an ARV to treat HIV or used as PEP to prevent transmission after an exposure.

Often, treatment, PEP and PrEP will all use the same medication but for different uses.

The main difference is treatment and PEP contain 3 drugs and PrEP only contains 2.

Is your partner on treatment? If they are and they have a viral load below 200 there is no reason to be on PEP. In this case it would be impossible for your partner to pass on HIV due to a suppressed viral load. This is called U=U.

Please see this link for more information about PEP:
https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq

Josh.