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Treatment Guide to some HIV Medications available in the Caribbean

IMPORTANT FACT: None of the following Antiretrovirals listed here eliminate HIV or AIDS or totally restore the immune system. There is still a danger of serious infections, so you should be sure to see your doctor regularly for monitoring and tests. Notify your doctor immediately of any changes in your general health.

Remember there is no cure for HIV and AIDS and Treatment does not eliminate the danger of transmitting the virus to others.

Zerit

Pronounced: ZAIR-it
Generic name: Stavudine

Zerit is usually prescribed for people who have already been taking the HIV drug Retrovir for an extended period. Zerit helps stave off the attack by disrupting the virus's ability to reproduce.

Kaletra

Pronounced: cuh-LEE-tra
Generic ingredients: Lopinavir, Ritonavir

Kaletra is a combination of two drugs, lopinavir and ritonavir (Norvir), both of which fall into the drug category known as protease inhibitors. When taken along with other HIV drugs, Kaletra lowers the amount of the virus circulating in the bloodstream. However, it does not completely eradicate the virus, and you may continue to develop the rare infections that attack when the immune system weakens.

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