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World > Americas & EMEA
Old antibiotic may get new life as STI prevention pill
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 11, 2023 9:26 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States is set to roll out a powerful new weapon in the long fight against sexually transmitted infections: a decades-old antibiotic repurposed as a preventative pill.

DoxyPEP, or doxycycline used as a post-exposure prophylaxis, has been found to significantly cut the risk of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis when used after condomless sex.

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