Glossary

open label – this means that a patient in a trial knows which treatment they are taking.

opiate – a drug that comes from the opium poppy. Opiates include heroin, codeine and morphine.

recency HIV test – this is a type of HIV test that can indicate whether you recemtly became HIV positive. This is defined as being the last six months.

It is sometimes called a detuned or RITA test (Recent Infection Treatment Algorithm). In the UK, this test is used to be called STARHS (Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion).

It is also sometimes called a de-tuned or recency HIV test.

See this Q&A on RITA testing.

viral tropism see tropism.

monotherapy – using only one drug.