What does PreEP stand for?

At the same time, funding for both microbicides and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) increased by 8% and 13%, respectively, in 2008.

The Next Condom Conundrum" [February] focused important attention on research into pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection, but also misrepresented how men who have sex with men are responding to this possible new HIV prevention approach.

These include the huge and growing problem of tuberculosis (which kills more people with AIDS than any other disease), the lack of healthcare personnel in poor countries (in large part due to failure of policies and practices in rich countries), the huge problem of AIDS orphans and the heroic work of grandmothers who are raising them and need help, the fact that the scientific debate on harm reduction is over (clearly it works), and a higher profile for woman-controlled means of protection including microbicides and pre-exposure prophylaxis (highlighted by Bill and Melinda Gates in the opening session on Sunday).

The PEP indication, which would expand the use of BioThrax beyond the current pre-exposure prophylaxis indication, is designed to permit the administration of BioThrax in combination with antibiotics following exposure to anthrax.

BioThrax is the only FDA approved product for pre-exposure prophylaxis of anthrax infection.