Glossary

treatment-experienced – someone who has previously used anti-HIV treatments.

tachycardia refers to when the heart beats too fast.

bradycardia is when the heart beats too slowly.

See: arrhythmia

virus – an infectious organism that can only reproduce inside the cell of another plant or animal.

uneven distribution – a term in statistics where most results fall to the left (positive skewness) or right (negative skewness) of the middle of the range.

fixed dose combination (FDC) – several drugs combined in one tablet at a standard dose.