ArticleCanadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC
Community pharmacists' acceptance of prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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- Stakeholders' views of the implementation of pharmacist prescribing in the community pharmacy setting: a mixed-methods systematic review.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Review
- Barriers and Facilitators to Oral HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Australia: A Scoping Review Comparing Findings to Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.AIDS and behavior · 2026Review
- Expanding the reach of pre-exposure prophylaxis services in suburban and rural Ontario: an implementation science evaluation of a public health-led model.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Role of pharmacists in HIV prophylaxis: a scoping review of pharmacists' services, interventions and outcomes.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
- Facilitators and barriers to community pharmacy PrEP delivery: a scoping review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention is highly effective. Pharmacists can increase PrEP accessibility through pharmacist prescribing. This study aimed to determine pharmacists' acceptance of a pharmacist PrEP prescribing service in Nova Scotia. Methods: A triangulation mixed methods study consisting of an online survey and qualitative interviews was conducted with Nova Scotia community pharmacists. The survey questionnaire and qualitative interview guide were underpinned by the 7 constructs of the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (affective attitude, burden, ethicality, opportunity costs, intervention coherence, perceived effectiveness and self-efficacy). Survey data were analyzed descriptively and with ordinal logistic regression to determine associations between variables. Interview transcripts were deductively coded according to the same constructs and then inductively coded to identify themes within each construct. Results: A total of 214 community pharmacists completed the survey, and 19 completed the interview. Pharmacists were positive about PrEP prescribing in the constructs of affective attitude (improved access), ethicality (benefits communities), intervention coherence (practice alignment) and self-efficacy (role). Pharmacists expressed concerns about burden (increased workload), opportunity costs (time to provide the service) and perceived effectiveness (education/training, public awareness, laboratory test ordering and reimbursement). Conclusion: A PrEP prescribing service has mixed acceptability to Nova Scotia pharmacists yet represents a model of service delivery to increase PrEP access to underserved populations. Future service development must consider pharmacists' workload, education and training as well as factors relating to laboratory test ordering and reimbursement.
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