Enrolment into the EPIC-NSW study is now closed.
EPIC-NSW ended enrolment on 30 April 2018 as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) became accessible through the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) since 1 April 2018.
If you are an EPIC-NSW participant, the date of your enrolment into EPIC-NSW
will determine when you receive your last supply of study PrEP.
For more information click here.
For details, including how you may continue to take PrEP outside of the EPIC-NSW study, please discuss with your study doctor.
The EPIC-NSW management team welcomes the announcement by the Commonwealth Health Minister of the listing of co-formulated tenofovir and emtricitabine for PrEP on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1st April 2018. The EPIC-NSW management team will be in touch with each EPIC-NSW clinic in the coming weeks with more details about transitional arrangements. Please continue… Read More
Continue ReadingThe EPIC-NSW management team welcomes the release of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee’s decision to recommend the listing of co-formulated tenofovir and emtricitabine for PrEP on the Pharmaceutical Benefits System. The EPIC-NSW management team will be in touch with each EPIC-NSW clinic in the near future with more details about transitional arrangements. However, for now,… Read More
Continue ReadingEPIC-NSW participants requiring urgent appointments over the holiday period are encouraged to contact their regular clinic. If your clinic is closed, please visit Sexual Health InfoLink (SHIL) for further options or call 1800 451 624. Taylor Square Private Clinic, Holdsworth House Medical Practice, and East Sydney Doctors will also be open over the holiday period, excepting public holidays, for… Read More
Continue ReadingEPIC-NSW participants requiring urgent appointments over the holiday period are encouraged to contact their regular clinic. If your clinic is closed, please visit Sexual Health InfoLink (SHIL) for further options or call 1800 451 624. Taylor Square Private Clinic, Holdsworth House Medical Practice, and East Sydney Doctors will also be open over the holiday period, excepting public holidays, for… Read More
Continue ReadingACON have released the EPIC-NSW Information booklet for participants which you can access here.
Continue ReadingEPIC trial enrols 1000th participant as access to PrEP for HIV prevention expands. https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/epic-trial-enrols-1000th-participant-access-prep-hiv-prevention-expands
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