Free in the Thai system · paid at clinics
Who publishes PrEP for Pattaya, and how to start.
The national rule first, then the Pattaya clinics that publish PrEP and a Bangkok reference clinic. Ask the service about eligibility and the total before you go. Sources checked 23 October 2026.
National rule · Department of Disease Control
Free PrEP in the Thai health system
| Detail | As published, with its source |
|---|---|
| What the DDC publishes | Its HIV Info Hub lists PrEP as “free for everyone”, received with a national ID card (บัตรประชาชน) at health units that provide PrEP with the National Health Security Office (NHSO). Source: HIV Info Hub: HIV benefits |
| Visitors | The page does not say whether a visitor without a Thai ID card qualifies, or which Pattaya units take part. Ask the unit before you go. Source: HIV Info Hub: HIV benefits |
| National notice | A notice of 24 August 2026 lists PrEP among the HIV prevention options people can access, with condoms and PEP. Source: Notice on HIV testing and PEP |
Sources checked 22 October 2026–23 October 2026.
Publishes PrEP steps and figures · open daily
PULSE Clinic Pattaya (South and North Pattaya)
| Detail | As published, with its source |
|---|---|
| First visit | A consultation with a review of your history and risk. Before starting, it tests for HIV, kidney and liver function and hepatitis B; no fasting is needed. It says the process takes about 30 minutes and up to 12 bottles can be dispensed at the first visit. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
| Recent exposure | It asks that there was no possible HIV exposure in the 14–21 days before you start. A risk in the last 72 hours is a PEP question. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
| Prescription | With an existing PrEP prescription you can buy the medicine. With check-up results from the last 3 months you can get a 12-month supply; without them, you are tested at the clinic first. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
| Published figures | One bottle of 30 tablets: Tenof-Em 1,100, Teno-Em 1,250, generic Descovy 1,640, Descovy 3,150. Twelve bottles of Teno-Em or Tenof-Em: 13,900 with the doctor fee and lab tests. The page prints these without a currency or a date (seen 23 October 2026). Published figures, not a recommendation of a medicine. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
| South Pattaya branch | 194 13, 2nd Road Pattaya, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150 (as written on the page); +66 62 828 7969; daily 09:00–20:00, 365 days a year. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
| North Pattaya branch | Pattaya–Na Kluea Road, no unit number published; +66 84 236 2259; daily 09:00–19:00, 365 days a year. Source: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) |
Sources: PULSE Clinic unless named; checked 23 October 2026.
Full profile: PULSE Clinic Pattaya (South and North Pattaya)
Community clinic · PrEP listed
SWING Pattaya Medical Technology Clinic
| Detail | As published, with its source |
|---|---|
| PrEP | Lists the provision of PrEP medicine among its services. Source: Services page |
| Address | 45/54 Moo 10, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150 Source: Contact page, Pattaya clinic |
| Phone | +66 38 412 297 or +66 38 412 298 Source: Contact page, Pattaya clinic |
| Hours | Monday–Friday 10:00–18:00. An appointment link is published; whether walk-ins are seen is not stated. Source: Contact page, Pattaya clinic |
| Not published | Price, who can receive PrEP free, whether foreigners are served, and the first-visit tests. Source: Services page, Contact page, Pattaya clinic |
Sources: SWING (Service Workers in Group Foundation) unless named; checked 22 October 2026.
Mentions PrEP · open 24 hours
Takecare Medical Clinic Pattaya (Doctor Pattaya Takecare)
| Detail | As published, with its source |
|---|---|
| What it says | Its STI page says PrEP needs a baseline HIV test and periodic monitoring, so it is “a short conversation rather than something dispensed over a counter”. It does not say that the clinic prescribes or stocks PrEP. Source: STI testing page |
| Address | 9 South Pattaya Road, Pattaya City, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150 Source: Clinic website: contact and opening |
| Phone | +66 81 668 5557 Source: Clinic website: contact and opening |
| Hours | Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, including public holidays. Source: Clinic website: contact and opening |
Sources: Doctor Pattaya Takecare Medical Clinic unless named; checked 22 October 2026.
Full profile: Takecare Medical Clinic Pattaya (Doctor Pattaya Takecare)
Reference outside Pattaya · Bangkok
Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic, Bangkok
| Detail | As published, with its source |
|---|---|
| First visit | A counsellor assesses your risk before PrEP is given. Source: PrEP and PEP service |
| Later visits | If you take it consistently, a blood test and collecting the medicine without seeing a counsellor again (PrEP Express). Source: PrEP and PEP service |
| Hours | Monday–Friday 07:30–15:00; Wednesday and Friday also 16:30–19:00; Saturday 08:30–11:00. In Bangkok, not Pattaya. Source: PrEP and PEP service |
| Address and phone | 104 Ratchadamri Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330; +66 2 251 6711 to 6715 Source: Service costs |
| Price | Not published on its PrEP page. Source: PrEP and PEP service |
Sources checked 22 October 2026.
Shown, not resolved
Where the sources disagree.
- PULSE’s PrEP page gives the North Pattaya branch +66 84 236 2259; its indexed contact page gives +66 62 828 7969, the South branch number. We show both.
Source: PULSE Clinic: PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site), Contact page (indexed text) ·
Left out on purpose
What we could not confirm.
- Which Pattaya public hospitals or units provide free PrEP with the NHSO, and whether they serve visitors without a Thai ID card.
- SWING’s PrEP price, eligibility and first-visit tests.
- Whether Takecare prescribes or stocks PrEP.
- A dated PrEP price with a currency for a PULSE Pattaya branch.
- Injectable PrEP at a named Pattaya branch.
We will recheck these sources by 21 November 2026. If you know of an official source we missed, tell us through the corrections page.
01 / PrEP or PEP
PrEP is before a risk; PEP is after one.
If a possible exposure has already happened, the question is PEP, not PrEP. The Department of Disease Control says PEP should be received as soon as possible, within 72 hours: see emergency HIV PEP in Pattaya.
02 / Before you go
Three questions to ask the clinic.
- Do you start PrEP for visitors, and what should I bring?
- Which tests come before the first prescription, and how long does the visit take?
- What is the total for the first visit, and for each refill?
03 / Limits
This page stops at logistics.
We do not advise on whether PrEP suits you, which medicine or how to take it: a doctor decides that. Medicine names and figures below are what a clinic publishes, not recommendations.
Sources
Every source on this page.
Logistics only, from each provider's own website, the Department of Land Transport, the Department of Disease Control (MOPH), the MOPH registry and the Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic, read on 22 October 2026 (Bangkok time); the PrEP guide's new sources were read on 23 October 2026. No calls, visits, bookings or clinical assessment. Undated prices carry the date we saw them; published end dates are kept. Conflicts are shown, not resolved.
- Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health HIV Info Hub: HIV benefits · checked
- Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health Notice on HIV testing and PEP · 24 August 2026 · checked
- PULSE Clinic PrEP in Pattaya page (PULSE Gallery site) · checked
- SWING (Service Workers in Group Foundation) Services page · checked
- SWING (Service Workers in Group Foundation) Contact page, Pattaya clinic · checked
- Doctor Pattaya Takecare Medical Clinic STI testing page · checked
- Doctor Pattaya Takecare Medical Clinic Clinic website: contact and opening · checked
- Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic PrEP and PEP service · checked
- Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic Service costs · checked
- PULSE Clinic Contact page (indexed text) · checked