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* If you have a '''yeast infection''', you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. The pharmacist should be able to give you Fluconazole or medication that is similar (which may be Flucon in Taiwan).<ref>[https://www.drugs.com/international/fluconazole.html Fluconazole - International]</ref> | * If you have a '''yeast infection''', you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. The pharmacist should be able to give you Fluconazole or medication that is similar (which may be Flucon in Taiwan).<ref>[https://www.drugs.com/international/fluconazole.html Fluconazole - International]</ref> | ||
* The '''HPV vaccine''' is available in Taiwan. However, it's unclear if the government has an official vaccination program that it subsidizes. As of 2015, it was not yet subsidized by the government | * The '''HPV vaccine''' is available in Taiwan. However, it's unclear if the government has an official vaccination program that it subsidizes. As of 2015, it was not yet subsidized by the government,<ref>[http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201503040027.aspx Experts call for free HPV vaccines for girls]</ref> and was available at National Taiwan University, for example, for TWD 2394.<ref>[http://shmc.osa.ntu.edu.tw/en/policlinic/policlinic4 Vaccination Service]</ref> | ||
* There is a national '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' project, which is sponsored by the Taiwanese CDC, and there are an estimated 300 people who are using PrEP in Taiwan, as of 2018. Gilead’s Truvada (TDF/FTC) is approved for prevention, but generic versions of TDF/FTC are not approved for prevention.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/taiwan/ PrEPWatch - Taiwan]</ref> You can read the [https://www.cdc.gov.tw/professional/info.aspx?treeid=7b56e6f932b49b90&nowtreeid=692bcc8b4de949f3&tid=40BCC037DF6290EA National Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (2016)] (in Mandarin) for more details. | * There is a national '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' project, which is sponsored by the Taiwanese CDC, and there are an estimated 300 people who are using PrEP in Taiwan, as of 2018. Gilead’s Truvada (TDF/FTC) is approved for prevention, but generic versions of TDF/FTC are not approved for prevention.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/taiwan/ PrEPWatch - Taiwan]</ref> You can read the [https://www.cdc.gov.tw/professional/info.aspx?treeid=7b56e6f932b49b90&nowtreeid=692bcc8b4de949f3&tid=40BCC037DF6290EA National Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines (2016)] (in Mandarin) for more details. | ||