Which patients should be counselled to use doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) to reduce bacterial STI acquisition and how should it be ta...

Question

Which patients should be counselled to use doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) to reduce bacterial STI acquisition and how should it be taken?

Accepted Answer

Anyone on PrEP; 200 mg twice daily for 2 days after sex

Answer

All sexually active adults; 200 mg daily continuously

Answer

MSM/TGW with a bacterial STI in the prior year; 200 mg within 72 hours after sex (max once daily)

Answer

All women 18-25; 100 mg once after sex

Answer

Only after known gonorrhoea exposure; 500 mg once within 24 hours

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): STI Prevention (Doxy-PEP)

Which patients should be counselled to use doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) to reduce bacterial STI acquisition and how should it be taken?