<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[PAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering the community to take charge of their HIV status and sexual health]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:21:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pan.org.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Giữ Vững PrEP'D Trong Thời Gian Tạm Dừng Cung Cấp Ngắn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/vi/post/gi%E1%BB%AF-v%E1%BB%AFng-prep-d-trong-th%E1%BB%9Di-gian-t%E1%BA%A1m-d%E1%BB%ABng-cung-c%E1%BA%A5p-ng%E1%BA%AFn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d5538784cfe914c8ab96ba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mantener la PrEP'D durante una pausa de suministro corto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/es/post/mantener-la-prep-d-durante-una-pausa-de-suministro-corto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d55352fb99f49d045077ec</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:55:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pagpapanatiling PrEP'D Sa Isang Maikling Pag-pause ng Supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/pagpapanatiling-prep-d-sa-isang-maikling-pag-pause-ng-supply</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d553330d4fa5bb324322e5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:55:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[在短暂的供应暂停期间保持 PrEP'D]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/zh/post/%E5%9C%A8%E7%9F%AD%E6%9A%82%E7%9A%84%E4%BE%9B%E5%BA%94%E6%9A%82%E5%81%9C%E6%9C%9F%E9%97%B4%E4%BF%9D%E6%8C%81-prep-d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d552f039fb003c14963207</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:53:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[الحفاظ على الوقاية من التعرض للعدوى أثناء فترة انقطاع الإمداد القصيرة]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/ar/post/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%89-%D8%A3%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d552cd95835c5fccefa467</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:53:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping PrEP'D During a Brief Supply Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had trouble picking your PrEP up from your local pharmacy? You’re not alone, and we can tell you why.]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/keeping-prep-d-during-a-brief-supply-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d517c795835c5fccef703d</guid><category><![CDATA[Buying PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:52:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_98642829d16c4c43bf115ded2f6b28fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I ordered PrEP online, but it hasn’t arrived! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ordered PrEP online? Buying PrEP online to be shipped from overseas is a fantastic and affordable way to get access to HIV prevention medication, particularly if you don’t have Medicare. Why hasn't it arrived? International shipping can sometimes be delayed.  It could be held at customs, or occasionally packages do get lost. You should use the tracking details provided by the pharmacy to keep an eye out on the status of your package. What should I do? Track it: Depending on where you ordered...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/prep-has-not-arrived</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622be8f06c319a86e71cb34e</guid><category><![CDATA[Buying PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:27:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_c6a1eeeadef045ed873247b1a01190bf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PrEP, HIV, and the COVID Vaccine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are COVID vaccines safe for PrEP users and people living with HIV? Can I get vaccinated if i’m taking PrEP? Yes! Taking PrEP is an incredibly effective way to prevent HIV. Taking PrEP medication is not a reason to delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine ,  and there is no current evidence to suggest that the vaccine will be any less safe for people using PrEP. Getting the COVID vaccine will not make PrEP any less effective, and using PrEP won’t impact how the vaccines works to protect you from...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/prep-hiv-and-the-covid-vaccine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6238f157891e7c7b212bad1d</guid><category><![CDATA[Visiting your Doctor]]></category><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 22:54:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_51f1910e385946138e80330cbc30dbf8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if my PrEP is a different colour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You've probably seen the familiar blue Truvada branded PrEP pill. If you search online for PrEP images you’ll probably see a whole bunch of blue PrEP pills scattered about, something like this: The reason the ‘little blue PrEP pill’  is so popular is because the company that first produced the drug approved for use as PrEP was Gilead - and they named their pill Truvada. That pill was the shade of blue you see everywhere. But, did you know other companies make the same medication? When they...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/what-if-my-prep-is-a-different-colour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62393ca7dc1e93972a1ca5b8</guid><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Using PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:05:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_d02376103fb441a293a10e748908a4c1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do I need to take PrEP every day?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NOT SURE ABOUT TAKING YOUR PREP EVERY SINGLE DAY? There are more ways to use PrEP than we knew about when we first discovered PrEP as an effective HIV prevention tool. Which means, depending on your lifestyle and your body - there may be different convenient ways to get protected. DAILY PrEP PrEP is an effective tool for most people wanting to remain HIV negative. For the majority of people - taking a daily pill for round the clock protection is a simple and effective way to do that. Daily...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/2018/11/28/do-i-need-to-take-prep-every-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239364ef8630a3616399aa9</guid><category><![CDATA[Using PrEP]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visiting your Doctor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 02:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_3c4eb75997af444689fa1a5e09fcfd09~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Descovy, and does it work as PrEP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Descovy? Descovy and Truvada are both anti-retrovirals HIV medications. Truvada has been used to prevent HIV as PrEP since it was approved in 2012, and Descovy was approved by the U.S. FDA in 2019 for use as PrEP [1]. What’s the difference? Descovy and Truvada are both a single pill made up of two drugs, emtracitabine and tenofovir. In Descovy, the tenofovir is slightly different (referred to as TAF vs the TDF in Truvada). TAF works well even when there is less of it, so Descovy has...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/what-s-descovy-and-does-it-work-as-prep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6482bd95618142143852d557</guid><category><![CDATA[Visiting your Doctor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Using PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_09468bc0cd464850aaf1a0efc8ab2d7d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens if my PrEP pills are broken or damaged?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered about what happens to medication when it’s damaged? Occasionally, we hear reports of some generic medicines in Australia splitting, separating, or becoming damaged. Sometimes this is because they get exposed to moisture in the air, or removed from their packaging. Sometimes this can be an overactive ingredient in the medication. We had a chat with one of the generic PrEP manufacturers to find out what to do if you experience this. We can advise the following if you...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/what-happens-if-my-prep-pills-are-broken-or-damaged</link><guid isPermaLink="false">623934e6493cc036bcfc70f6</guid><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Using PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 02:35:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_1e329d7a3d1042d7b6216aab3bf10797~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I Stop Using Condoms While On PrEP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you decide to continue to use condoms after starting PrEP is a personal decision. If you are taking PrEP you don't need  to use condoms to add additional HIV prevention. PrEP is incredibly powerful at preventing HIV. However, PrEP won't protect against other STIs. Some people may keep condoms in the mix to prevent some other STIs or as contraception - to avoid pregnancy. Other people skip condoms and make sure they test, and notify their partners of any STIs that do pop up. The choice...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/can-i-stop-using-condoms-while-on-prep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239328ff203cdd5f8c85864</guid><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_e9cdcfdcad7f419b946af8b3bdcdbaa0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if my doctor doesn’t know about PrEP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any doctor can prescribe PrEP to you with minimal effort. They do not need to be an HIV specialist. PrEP is approved for use by anyone in Australia, and is subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme  (PBS) for anyone with Medicare. If your doctor tells you they are unable to prescribe PrEP because they do not have the right training, or do not know about PrEP you can explain to them that there is no specialist training required to prescribe PrEP. You can provide them with this letter –...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/2018/11/12/what-if-my-doctor-doesnt-know-about-prep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624a3fc0077cce5d52c6aa4a</guid><category><![CDATA[Visiting your Doctor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:06:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_b4fd808c3ef84e92817a76ba12b910d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Effective Is PrEP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[PrEP works incredibly well at preventing HIV. In fact, it is the single most effective tool at preventing HIV for an HIV negative person. PrEP provides almost 100% protection against HIV. How effective PrEP is depends on a few things, like how often you take it. If you miss doses of your PrEP, the level of protection may decrease. If you are a cisgender man taking PrEP and you miss a dose you’re still going to have great levels of protection. In studies of PrEP where people took their PrEP 4...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/how-effective-is-prep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62392df3f8630a36163996f6</guid><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Using PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_5d24b38602ea48c7b2427e276529c789~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do I Buy PrEP Online?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why buy PrEP online? With PrEP now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia access to PrEP locally has never been better. However there are a number of great reasons people continue choose to import PrEP from overseas. PRICE! PrEP costs $31.60 per month on the PBS available at any local pharmacy. However, there are discounted prices available, from $20 per month, when you buy it online. Why? Generic PrEP makers overseas can produce and ship PrEP much more cost...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/how-do-i-buy-prep-online</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62393eabeb30d5b9ec5c46e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Buying PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_c9a816db2aa746a5b365e279be757ab9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does generic PrEP work the same as brand name Truvada?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generic Truvada is available both at pharmacies in Australia and to buy online from overseas. The generic medications contain the same active ingredients as the ‘Truvada’ brand named product many people have heard about, much in the same way you can purchase Panadol or generic home brand paracetamol. It might be a slightly different shape or colour, but it’s still the same thing. People have been using generic PrEP in Australia since the early days of PrEP access – and would often buy it from...]]></description><link>https://www.pan.org.au/post/does-generic-prep-work-the-same-as-brand-name-truvada</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6238f47652d58e4d1306cf79</guid><category><![CDATA[How well does PrEP work?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buying PrEP]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa9a87_aa8f3c6fcca34b8db0c0111493a166fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>