HIV treatment is usually taken in tablet form. The tablets have to be taken at the right times, because missing doses makes it more likely that the virus will become resistant. Some tablets have to be kept in the fridge and some cannot be taken with certain kinds of food. The person with HIV has [...]
the Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents released their latest guidelines for HIV and AIDS treatment. Every year, the panel assesses the current trends in HIV and AIDS treatment and new information gained from research and develops a set of guidelines for the use of HIV medications [...]
Anti-retroviral drugs inhibit the growth and replication of HIV at various stages of its life cycle. Seven classes of these drugs are available: Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). NRTIs were the first anti-retroviral drugs to be developed. They inhibit the replication of an HIV enzyme called reverse transcriptase. They include zidovudine (Retrovir), lamivudine (Epivir), [...]
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