Documents created for Doxy PEP use in the Denver Metro area are listed below and can be found at: https://courses.denverptc.org/DMSC.html

DMSC Resources 

• Doxy PEP Patient Facing Infographic
• Denver Sexual Health Clinic: Doxy PEP Provider Protocol 
• Doxy PEP Dear Colleague Letter

The following additional resources are provided to assist clinicians and community members considering doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy PEP) for STI prevention.

Background Science and CDC Recommendations 

• CDC guidelines for the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infection prevention | CDC
• CDC Considerations for Doxy-PEP Use
• Lancet Article, 2018: Post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline to prevent sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: an open-label randomized substudy of the ANRS IPERGAY trial
• New England Journal of Medicine Article 2023: Postexposure Doxycycline to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Doxy-PEP Abstracts from CROI 2023 with Links to Presentations
• Doxycycline Prophylaxis to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women

Outside Resources 

• California Dept. of Public Health Doxy PEP guidelines-April 2023
• San Francisco Dept. of Public Health Doxy PEP guidelines-Oct 2022
• Seattle & King County Doxy PEP guidelines-June 2023
• NYC Dept. of Public Health Doxy PEP guidelines- Nov 2023

Community Information and Resources 

• Doxy PEP dosing
• Doxy PEP medication information sheet
  • English version 
  • Spanish version 
• Getting Doxy PEP without insurance

Outside Organizations Providing Feedback

• Denver Metro STI Coalition
• Fast Track Cities Initiative
• Preventing HIV Workgroup at Colorado HIV/AIDS Alliance
• AIDS Clinical Trial Group at UC Health
• Denver Health Transgender/Gender Diverse Community Advisory Board

We had input from people working at various healthcare organizations across the Denver area, plus multiple community representatives. Thank you to everyone involved!

Margaret McLees, Rachelle Woods, Deja Moore, Chris Zivalich, Miguel Lander, Diane Straub, Laura Caragol, Sarah Rowan, Teri Anderson, Katherine Frasca, Mariah Hoffman, Shelley Kon, Amirtha Dileepan, Yomi Obafemi, and Karen Wendel

Last Updated March 18, 2024