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. 2020 Sep/Oct;135(5):547-554.
doi: 10.1177/0033354920941184. Epub 2020 Aug 11.

Roles for Pharmacists in the "Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America" Initiative

Donna Hubbard McCree  1 , Kathy K Byrd  1 , Marie Johnston  1 , Malendie Gaines  2 , Paul J Weidle  1
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Roles for Pharmacists in the "Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America" Initiative

Donna Hubbard McCree et al. Public Health Rep. 2020 Sep/Oct.

Abstract

In 2019, President Trump announced a new initiative, Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE). EHE will use 3 key strategies-diagnose, treat, and prevent-to reduce new HIV infections at least 90% by 2030, as well as new laboratory methods and epidemiological techniques to respond quickly to potential outbreaks. Partnerships are an important component in the initiative's success. Pharmacists and pharmacies can play important roles in EHE, including dispensing antiretroviral therapy and providing HIV screening, adherence counseling, medication therapy management, preexposure prophylaxis, and nonprescription syringe sales. The objective of this report is to discuss potential roles that pharmacists and pharmacies can play under the key strategies of EHE.

Keywords: Ending the HIV Epidemic; HIV; health care; health policy; pharmacists; prevention; public health.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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