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PrEP costs 101

The price of PrEP varies depending on where you live and what type of insurance you have.

There are three types of PrEP available in Canada: Name-brand Truvada, Generic Truvada, and Descovy.

Generic Truvada is the most common type of PrEP prescription and usually the most cost-affordable.

85% of Freddie patients with private insurance can access Descovy, the newest form of PrEP, for $0.

PrEP costs 101

The price of PrEP varies depending on where you live and what type of insurance you have.

There are three types of PrEP available in Canada: Name-brand Truvada, Generic Truvada, and Descovy.

Generic Truvada is the most common type of PrEP prescription and usually the most cost-affordable.

85% of Freddie patients with private insurance can access Descovy, the newest form of PrEP, for $0.

Types of PrEP

There are three forms of PrEP medication approved in Canada:

Name-Brand Truvada

Generic Truvada

Descovy

All three forms of PrEP are 99% effective in preventing HIV infection when taken as prescribed.

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Cost of PrEP based on insurance

Cost of PrEP by province

In Freddie’s Network

These are the provinces where Freddie is currently able to serve patients.

Outside of Freddie’s Network

Eventually, Freddie hopes to serve all of Canada’s provinces and territories. We’re not established in the following provinces and territories yet, but here is a brief overview of what coverage looks like for PrEP across the rest of Canada:

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Federal Assistance Programs for PrEP

Looking for more information on additional financial assistance? Your options include the following programs:

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For most patients,
YES!
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Reviewed by:

Dr. Caley Shukalek

Caley is passionate about evidence-based patient-centred care, including telemedicine that can provide high quality care from wherever a patient may choose.

He helped create Alberta’s PrEP guidelines and works as a specialist in General Internal Medicine with additional training in sexual health, including HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

He holds a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, an MD from the University of Calgary and an MSc from the University of Alberta.