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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In August 2016, the High Court ruled that the NHS is responsible for funding PrEP. However, as reported by AIDSMap: "NHS England said today in response that the High Court ruling does not mean the medication will end up being funded by the NHS, and warned today that manufacturer Gilead Sciences now faces a blindfold bidding war with other pharmaceutical companies to make its product affordable enough to be prioritised by NHS England for funding."<ref>[http://www.aidsmap.com/High-Court-rules-NHS-England-is-responsible-for-funding-PrEP/page/3076337/ High Court rules NHS England is responsible for funding PrEP]</ref> | In August 2016, the High Court ruled that the NHS is responsible for funding PrEP. However, as reported by AIDSMap: "NHS England said today in response that the High Court ruling does not mean the medication will end up being funded by the NHS, and warned today that manufacturer Gilead Sciences now faces a blindfold bidding war with other pharmaceutical companies to make its product affordable enough to be prioritised by NHS England for funding."<ref>[http://www.aidsmap.com/High-Court-rules-NHS-England-is-responsible-for-funding-PrEP/page/3076337/ High Court rules NHS England is responsible for funding PrEP]</ref> For now, a small amount has been given for NHS funding, while a legal battle is ongoing regarding which level of government, the national or local (counsil) level is responsible for PrEP. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||