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As this has already happened, please do not worry. The risk from doing this once is very small. But now you are back on meds, please tell your doctor.<\/p>\n
Perhaps ask them to help with earlier prescriptions, so this doesn’t happen again.\u00a0Doing this once will only have a low risk. But doing it more often will increase the risk each time. The risk would also be higher if your viral load is detectable.<\/p>\n
But missing more than one or two days gives HIV a chance to become resistant to the meds. If this happens, they might not work as well when you restart treatment. If the resistance developed your viral load could rebound.<\/p>\n
It is also good to plan now in case something similar happens again. Try to collect your new prescription a few weeks before your meds run out.<\/p>\n
COVID-19 means that many clinics now give longer prescriptions. Instead of having to collect meds every month, many services now provide meds for 3 months or 6 months.<\/p>\n