Glossary

mega-HAART – a term for a drug combination that uses five or more HIV drugs, usually including 2–3 protease inhibitors. Rarely used now.

INI (integrase inhibitor) – type of HIV drug.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.

CCR5 inhibitor – type of HIV drug (an entry inhibitor) that blocks HIV from getting into a CD4 cell. CCR5 is a co-receptor on the surface of a CD4 cell that HIV uses to attach itself to the cell. CCR5 inhibitors block that process. Maraviroc is currently the only approved CCR5 inhibitor.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.

second-line therapy – the combination of used after your first treatment has failed.

ChemSex is a common term used by gay men for drug use that includes at least one of these three recreational drugs: meth, meph and G.

• Methamphetamine (crystal/crystal meth/Tina/meth).
• Mephedrone (meph/drone).
• GHB/GBL* (G, Gina).

Differences between ChemSex and recreational drugs.