Specialty pharmacy interventions benefit patients receiving HIV postexposure prophylaxis.

Background: Specialty pharmacies service many different complex disease states that require high-cost medication, including the treatment of patients prescribed human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). PEP requires time-sensitive initiation and patient counseling for therapeutic efficacy.

Objective: This study aimed to examine all PEP referrals received at a specialty pharmacy and demonstrate how they aided in interventions including assisting in obtaining financial assistance, making clinical interventions, and offering counseling to patients.