{"id":2832,"date":"2023-03-08T11:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycheckin.ch\/prep-at-checkin-zollhaus-services-and-costs\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:42:16","slug":"prep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mycheckin.ch\/en\/prep\/","title":{"rendered":"PrEP at checkin the city: services and costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PrEP counseling is covered by health insurance. With a high annual deductible however, this is of little use to you, so here is a cost overview:  <\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consultation according to FOPH guidelines; by specialist FMH infectious diseases with many years of experience\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initial consultation 30\u201340 minutes, shorter with good advance information; 30 min. = CHF 90 (Tarmed) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>significantly shorter during the course of treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before starting PrEP, we require a safe, up-to-date HIV test and a kidney value (creatinine and blood sample); total: CHF 50.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIV testing is recommended quarterly; kidney value depending on age\/kidney situation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional tests will be discussed with you; they depend on your sexual risks (chlamydia, gonococcus, syphilis according to the number of changing sex partners; hepatitis C in case of (i.v.) chemsex).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We go through your hepatitis A and B vaccination protection with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The PrEP drug costs CHF 50.- for 30 tablets (generic drug from Mepha approved in Switzerland).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>If you have previous PrEP experience (e.g. from abroad), the consultation time is shortened accordingly. Feel free to bring previous treatment data along with you!  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br\/>From 1 July 2024, the health insurance company will cover PrEP medication.<\/h2>\n\n<p>Compulsory health insurance will cover HIV-PrEP medication under certain conditions from 1 July 2024.<\/p>\n\n<p>So that you too can benefit from the offer, we will be a participating centre in the Swiss PrEPared study from July. Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissprepared.ch\/de\/\">www.swissprepared.ch. <\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to do anything to be covered by your health insurance: Book an appointment for an initial consultation (doctor&#8217;s appointment mandatory) or a follow-up and we will discuss the next steps with you.<\/p>\n\n<p>It will still be possible to pay for PrEP medication (1 pack CHF 50) and follow-up checks (CHF 180) in cash.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mycheckin.ch\/en\/book-appointment\/\" style=\"background-color:#c2006b\">Book appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PrEP counseling is covered by health insurance. With a high annual deductible however, this is of little use to you, so here is a cost overview: If you have previous PrEP experience (e.g. from abroad), the consultation time is shortened accordingly. Feel free to bring previous treatment data along with you! From 1 July 2024, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4520,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2832","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PrEP at checkin the city: services and costs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HIV testing is recommended quarterly; kidney value depending on age\/kidney situation. 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