combination therapy – using three or more drugs together to treat HIV. It is also called triple therapy, cART (combination antiretroviral therapy) or HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy).
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substitution therapy – using a prescription drug, eg methadone or buprenorphine, to stop using heroin.
lactic acidosis – dangerous build up of lactate in the blood.
Direct acting antiviral – See DAA.
HAV – hepatitis A, a virus that causes liver disease.