Introduction to combination therapy (April 2012)

1 April 2012. Related: News.

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This guide includes information about the most important aspects of HIV treatment. It is written and reviewed by HIV-positive treatment people and uses everyday language to explain medical terms.

Changes to this revised and updated edition include

• Reorganising information into new sections: ‘Age, gender and pregnancy’, ‘When to start treatment?’ and ‘What about side effects?’.
• Including information on new clinical studies, including START. This study looks at starting treatment in some people while their CD4 count is still over 500 cells/mm³
• Updating references to new drugs or formulations
• Updating the format and design, increasing type size and including new personal stories about dealing with HIV and treatment.