HIV Medications - Treatment for HIV

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What are HIV medications?

Some HIV medications are single pills that combine more than one medicine. Sometimes you might be given 1 or 2 different pills, but these can actually be 3 different medicines.

How are antiretroviral medications used to treat HIV infection?

Several classes of antiretroviral medications are used together to treat HIV infection. These medications block HIV from entering human cells or block the activity of one of the enzymes HIV needs to replicate inside human cells and/or integrate its genetic material into human DNA.

How does HIV Medicine work?

If taken as prescribed, HIV medicine reduces the amount of HIV in your blood (also called your viral load) to a very low level, which keeps your immune system working and prevents illness. This is called viral suppression, defined as having less than 200 copies of HIV per milliliter of blood.

What Is HIV Medications

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HIV Medications Information

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3. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv/antiretroviral-treatment-of-hiv-infection