PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis: taking medication before you are exposed to HIV, which greatly reduces the risk of infection.

Alafevir EM is one of the main medicines used for PrEP, containing the active ingredients **emtricitabine (200mg) and tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (25mg)**.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,taking one tablet a day consistently prevents more than 99% of HIV infections through sex.

Key features and benefits

• CDC-recommended HIV prevention, more than 99% effective
• Little effect on the kidneys or bones, so it can be used long term with confidence
•  A trusted method used by more than 3.5 million people worldwide
  

What are the side effects?

Diarrhoea, nausea, headache, fatigue, stomach pain, changes in weight and similar

📱 How you receive your medicine(An online consultation is required)

[How it works] Once you sign up for this plan, we email you details of your online consultation together with the discount information (promo code) that applies during the consultation. Use this promo code when you attend your online consultation. After the doctor's consultation and prescription, the medicine is shipped to your home.

Step 1: On this page, sign up for the PrEP treatment subscription ticket.

Step 2: Details of the online consultation and a discount coupon arrive at your registered email address.

Step 3: Click the link in the email and book a free doctor's consultation on the elife website. (* When registering with elife, be sure to use the email address that received the discount coupon.)

Step 4: Once the doctor has seen you and issued a prescription, the product itself is dispatched to your home. (* Depending on the outcome of the consultation and the doctor's judgement, a prescription may not be possible. In that case we refund you in full.)

* This consultation is a private, self-funded treatment.

👉 For full details, see the [How to use page]

✔️ A thorough online consultation with a doctor (consultation is free) The doctor listens carefully to your health situation and any concerns, then decides whether to prescribe based on that together with your medical questionnaire. We prescribe only when your safety has been confirmed. If a prescription is not issued, you pay nothing at all, so please feel free to start with a consultation.

✔️ Everything on your phone, from consultation to medicine Booking, the consultation and receiving your medicine all happen on your smartphone. There is no need to travel to a clinic: you can be seen from home or wherever suits you. Medicine ships as early as the next day, so treatment fits around your routine.

✔️ Bilingual doctors, so language is not a barrier elife has doctors who work in both Japanese and English. If you are not confident in Japanese, you can consult and be seen in the language you prefer.

✔️ Ongoing support during treatment Our role does not end once the medicine is prescribed. You can raise medical concerns with the doctor at any time, and any questions about the process with our customer support team.

✔️ Privacy taken seriously Because it is an online consultation, you can go from consultation to receiving your medicine without meeting anyone. Medicine arrives in plain, discreet packaging, so even your family cannot tell what is inside.

Conditions and points to note for this plan 

[How it works] Once you sign up for this plan, we email you details of your online consultation together with the discount information (promo code) that applies during the consultation. Use this promo code when you attend your online consultation. After the doctor's consultation and prescription, the medicine is shipped to your home.

[Validity] From the date you sign up,valid for 90 days. Please note that after 90 days the plan's discount no longer applies and it can no longer be used.

[Refunds and returns] Once you have signed up for this plan, we cannot as a rule accept refunds or returns for reasons of your own, except where the law requires it. However, if the doctor decides against prescribing, what you have paid isyou receive a full refund.

For details, see [the user guide].