Bill allowing Georgia pharmacists to prescribe HIV prevention drugs clears Georgia House

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 463

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Georgia residents may soon be able to access HIV prevention medicine at their local pharmacy if a bipartisan push from state lawmakers to make the drugs faster and easier to access is successful.

Senate Bill 195, which was introduced by Rome Republican Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, would allow pharmacists to both prescribe and administer medication, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), that can help reduce the likelihood of acquiring HIV. It passed …

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