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I am currently on biktarvy as pep for 28 days after high risk hiv exposure. i have no doctor supervision to address this question to. so i can take tetralysal for acne and hydradenitis in conjuction with biktarvy?

Q: i am currently on biktarvy as pep for 28 days after high risk hiv exposure. i have no doctor supervision to address this question to. so i can take tetralysal for acne and hydradenitis in conjuction with biktarvy?

: There is no interaction; you can take both. In future, you can check interactions between any number of drugs on various websites. Google "drug interaction"; many sites will pop up. Two of the most used and reliable are drugs.com and medscape.com. They're free.

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There is no interaction; you can take both. In future, you can check interactions between any number of drugs on various websites. Google "drug interaction"; many sites will pop up. Two of the most used and reliable are drugs.com and medscape.com. They're free.

Answered 6/5/2023

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A member asked:

I am currently on biktarvy as pep for 28 days after high risk hiv exposure. i have no doctor supervision to address this question to. so i can take tetralysal for acne and hydradenitis in conjuction with biktarvy?

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