Day one:
After you've tested positive

May 2008     View PDF     En español

HIV treatment strategy

HIV attacks and misdirects the immune system, and medicines can help slow its spread. Currently approved HIV drugs are found in the Drug ID Chart.

The challenge of using these drugs is knowing when and how much to use, how to combine them, and in what order. Used alone, none of them will work for long. When used together in rational combinations, they can suppress HIV for many years and lengthen your life.

For more information on HIV treatment strategies, read Project Inform’s publications, Strategies for When to Start HIV Therapy and Strategies for HIV Therapy, available at 1-800-822-7422. You can also ask for information on each of the specific drugs listed in the chart above.