Glossary

Cmin or Ctrough – lowest concentration of a drug just before the next dose.

What happens when you take a drug?

ritonavir – a protease inhibitor (PI) that is now used boost levels of some other  HIV drugs, especially other PIs.

CDC – Centre for Disease Control, part of the USA health administration.

combination therapy – using three or more drugs together to treat HIV. It is also called triple therapy, cART (combination antiretroviral therapy)  or HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy).

mixed feeding – combination of breastfeeding and bottle feeding.