Question
I was 45 minutes late with PEP…
17 January 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, PEP/PEPSE.
Hi there. After a risky incident I got on PEP yesterday, less than 24 hours after the incident.
I got my pills yesterday at 11:30 a.m. and then again at 11:30 p.m. as the doctor advised.
However, I didn’t sleep very well, probably because of the pills, and got my pills today at 12:15 instead of 11:30 a.m. Will that affect anything ?
Should I know change the whole program and take every pill at 12:15?
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
No you do not need to continue with 12:15. You can go back to 11:30 if this is a better time for you.
Being late once by 45 minutes is not going to have a significant impact on how well PEP works.
If 12:15 works better for you, now would be a good opportunity to switch the time of PEP.
Please see this link for more information about PEP:
https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq
Josh.