FACT SHEETS HIV and Its Treatment

FACT SHEETS HIV and Its Treatment

FACT SHEETS

HIV and Its Treatment

HIV/AIDS: The Basics

Testing for HIV

Seeing an HIV Health Care Provider

When to Start Anti-HIV Medications

Recommended HIV Treatment Regimens

FDA-Approved Anti-HIV Medications

Treatment Adherence

Following an HIV Treatment Regimen

Is My Treatment Regimen Working?

Changing an HIV Treatment Regimen

HIV Coinfections

Preventing Transmission of HIV

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HIV and Its Treatment

is series of fact sheets on HIV and its treatment is intended for adults and adolescents infected with HIV, their families, and

their friends. e fact sheets include information on the basics of HIV/AIDS, recommended anti-HIV medications, and tips

on how to successfully follow an anti-HIV regimen.

e fact sheets are based on information in the

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and

Adolescents

. e Guidelines are developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on

Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, a working group of the O

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ce of AIDS Research Advisory Council

(OARAC). e current Guidelines are available on the AIDS

info

website at

http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines

.

ese fact sheets are not intended as a substitute for the expert advice and care of medical professionals. Individuals seeking

HIV/AIDS-related medical advice should consult with a health care provider.

Table of Contents

1.

HIV/AIDS: e Basics

2.

Testing for HIV

3.

Seeing an HIV Health Care Provider

4.

When to Start Anti-HIV Medications

5.

Recommended HIV Treatment Regimens

6.

FDA-Approved Anti-HIV Medications

7.

Treatment Adherence

8.

Following an HIV Treatment Regimen

9.

Is My Treatment Regimen Working?

10.

Changing an HIV Treatment Regimen

11.

HIV Coinfections

12.

Preventing Transmission of HIV

This information is based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’

Guidelines for the Use of

Reviewed

Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents

available at

http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines

HIV and Its Treatment – HIV/AIDS: The Basics

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