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.

Viread

Pronounced: VEER-ee-ad
Generic name: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

Viread staves off the attack by interfering with HIV reverse transcriptase, an enzyme the virus needs to reproduce. Viread lowers the amount of HIV in the blood and may help increase the number of T cells, important agents of the immune system that kill microscopic foreign invaders. It is used in combination with other anti-HIV drugs when these drugs are not effective by themselves.

Viramune

Pronounced: VIE-ruh-mewn
Generic name: Nevirapine

Viramune is prescribed for advanced cases of HIV. Viramune is generally prescribed only after the immune system has declined and infections have begun to appear. It is always taken with at least one other HIV medication such as Retrovir or Videx. If taken alone, it can cause the virus to become resistant. Even if used properly, it may be effective for only a limited time. Like other drugs for HIV, Viramune works by impairing the virus's ability to multiply.

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