Introduction to treatment of HIV infection with anti-retrovirals (ARVs)—About the medical approach to treatment—How to approach this as an HIV-positive person.
Treatment training for advocates
3 Introduction to antiretrovirals (ARVs)
23 July 2011
- 3.1-3.2 Introduction and aims
- 3.3 What is combination therapy?
- 3.4 Do the drugs really work?
- 3.5 How HIV drugs work – main types of drugs
- 3.6 Treatment guidelines
- 3.7 When to start treatment
- 3.8 Why three or more drugs are used
- 3.9 Reducing viral load to under 50 copies/mL
- 3.10 Treatment choice
- 3.11 Side effects
- 3.12 Can I change treatment?
- 3.13 Can I take a break in my treatment?
- 3.14 Recreational drugs, alcohol and complementary therapy
- 3.15 Adherence – and why it is so important
- 3.16 Tips to help adherence
- 3.17 What if I forget to take my pills?
- 3.18 Resistance to ARVs
- 3.19 Treatment failure