Glossary

DOT (directly observed therapy) – where a nurse or other healthcare worker observes or supervises someone take medicine.

multi-disciplinary – a team approach to care, involving several different professionals.

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.

hepatitis – an infection that causes liver inflammation, usually a virus.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – the US FDA is the government organisation that is responsible for approving and regulating human and animal medicines in the US. It is also responsible for the safety of other products including foods, cosmetics and tobacco.

See: www.fda.gov