HIV Medications: The Basics

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2008 HIV Drug Guide (January/February 2008)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Drugs Used in the Treatment of HIV Infection (January 2008)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Generic Drugs Used in the Treatment of HIV Infection (May 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
HIV Medications: When to Start and What to Take (November 2006)
The Body's easy-to-read online guide to HIV treatment.
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In HIV Medications: When to Start and What to Take -- A Roadmap to Success, from The Body
Approved HIV Medications by Class (Regularly Updated)
From The Body
Standard Dosing Chart for Anti-HIV Drugs (January 2006)
Includes number of pills, dosing frequency, food restrictions, potential drug interactions and side effects.
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From Project Inform
U.S. Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines (February 4, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Drug Names and Manufacturers (April 13, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Strategies for HIV Therapy (April 2008)
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From Project Inform
Taking Current Antiretroviral Drugs (August 28, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
What Is Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)? (April 13, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
How HIV Drugs Work 101 (September/October 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

AIDSinfo Drug Database for Palm PDAs (Regularly Updated)
View information on HIV-related drugs in technical or non-technical language, and search for drugs by name, class, or FDA-approval status.
From AIDSinfo
Overview of Antiretroviral Drugs (Regularly Updated)
From HIV InSite
An HIV Medication Primer (Summer 2008)
In Thrive, from ACRIA and GMHC
Update From CROI 2008 on Approved HIV Drugs (April 2008)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
HAART Chart -- Approved Antiretroviral Drugs (Winter 2008)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
2007 Antiretroviral Drug Guide (August 2007)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Pipeline Update: Short Notes on New Anti-HIV Drugs in Development (October 2006)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Antiretroviral Formulations (PDF) (August 2006)
From AIDSinfo
Chart of Approved Antiretroviral Drugs (Winter 2005/2006)
Lists each drug's generic name, brand name, distribution company and year approved in the U.S.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
"Therapeutic Range": Keeping Your Antiretroviral Levels Just Right (Winter 2005)
Patrick G. Clay explains the importance of not having too little -- or too much -- of an HIV med in your system, in this intro to a special supplement on how drugs work.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The ABCs of Pharmacokinetics (Winter 2005)
Pharmacist Peter L. Anderson explains how, and why, doctors study the effect of HIV meds on your body.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

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