Medicines like doxy PEP, HIV PrEP, and the HPV vaccine can be in each family physician’s toolbox.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Family physicians should familiarize themselves with doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis as a prescription for patients who frequently have unprotected sex with multiple partners, according to a presentation at theMany family physicians may be unaware of doxy PEP as a means of avoiding STIs.
To ensure optimal absorption of doxy PEP, the drug should not be taken with antacids or multivitamins, said Goodridge. Antacids “can bind to doxycycline and prevent it from being absorbed,” he said. Moreover, doxycycline is teratogenic, and its use is contraindicated in pregnancy, said Goodridge. If a pregnant patient is being treated for syphilis, then penicillin is the treatment of choice. For pregnant patients with penicillin allergy, Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines call for penicillin desensitization followed by penicillin.
High-risk patients can benefit from the vaccine even though they have likely had exposure to HPV, he added. “If someone has multiple sexual partners, they have probably been exposed to HPV at some point,” said Owen. “You still could reduce a patient’s risk for being exposed to certain oncogenic strains . Certainly, within our practices, we're often giving it to higher-risk individuals, including men having sex with men.
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