Glossary

STI (sexually transmitted infection) – other STIs include herpes, gonorrhoea and syphilis etc.

Hypotension is the medical name for low blood pressure.

Blood pressure is measured as two numbers ie 120/80. The first number is systolic BP – the pressure when your heart beats. The second number is diastolic BP, which is the pressure when you heart rests between beats.

Target range for BP is usually 120/80.

See: hypertension (high blood pressure).

NNRTI – Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, a type of HIV drug – also called ‘non-nuke’.

Efavirenz, nevirapine, rilpivirine, etravirine and doravirine are all NNRTIs.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.

Listing of NNRTIs.

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

inhibition (in the liver) – refers to the body processing a drug more slowly by inhibiting (or reducing) the enzymes that clear the drug. This leads to higher drug levels.