PrEP & PEP

ALFA has partnered with Qcare+ to make getting on PrEP easy. 

You get high quality compassionate providers, and support from ALFA!

All at no cost to you!

If you are uninsured and local, we can get you connected to PrEP at our Prevention Services office at 211 NC 127 S Hickory, NC.

ALFA Can Help You Get PrEPared

We offer a range of supportive services to help you start and stay on PrEP:

  • PrEP initiation lab work

  • Patient navigation and support

  • Connection to TelePrEP services

  • Referrals to local healthcare providers

  • Financial assistance for lab work and office visits

  • Help enrolling in the ACA Marketplace (Obamacare)

  • Access to affordable PrEP medications

  • PEP access in case of potential HIV exposure

PrEP FAQs

  • PrEP is a daily medication that can reduce your risk of contracting HIV from sex by about 99%.
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    ​Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a way for people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day. The pill contains two medicines that are used in combination with other medicines to treat HIV. When someone is exposed to HIV through sex or injection drug use, these medicines can work to keep the virus from establishing a permanent infection.

    When taken consistently, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection in people who are at high risk by up to 99%. (CDC)

  • Anyone who is at high risk of contracting HIV may benefit from PrEP.

    Some examples are:

    • a person who has a sex partner who is HIV positive

    • a man who has sex with other men, especially if you are a man of color

    • a person who has a sex partner of unknown HIV status

    • women of color

    • a person who has had a STI in the last 6 months

    • a person who sometimes chooses condomless sex

    • a person who uses intravenous drugs

    • a person who is transgender

    • sex workers

  • Get PrEPed
    Guidance     on how to pay for PrEP
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    Get PrEPed - en español

    How to Talk to You    r Doctor About PrEP
    Brochure from the CDC

    North Ca    rolina PrEP Provider Map
    Listing of NC providers     who prescribe PrEP

    ​Paying For PrEP
    Inf    ormation from the CDC regarding payment assistance plans

    PEP FAQs
    Information about HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis

    PrEP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    PrEP FAQs from the N    orth Carolina AIDS Training and Education Center

Call our PrEP hotline to speak to a PrEP Patient Navigator. They can help you through the whole process, from finding a provider to help paying for PrEP, free condoms and answers and support as you take charge of your sexual health.

​Tele-PrEP services are available at: qcareplus.com/alfa

ALFA's PrEP hotline: (828) 237-1192

Check out PrEPnc.org for more info on insurance coverage, how PrEP works, where to get it and how to talk to your doctor.

PrEP Flow Chart