Here is an overview.
The side effects of aids hiv.
It s important to know the potential side effects of all the hiv drugs you take.
Hiv medications help many people lead longer healthier lives.
Many of these effects are preventable with early antiretroviral treatment.
Side effects from hiv medicines may last only a few days or weeks.
However aids and hiv drug side effects are also common.
These side effects range from mild to life threatening.
All of the nnrtis nonnucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors for example are associated with important drug drug interactions so they must be used with caution in patients on other medications.
Other side effects from some hiv medicines can lead to problems that may not appear for months or years after starting a medicine.
A brief discussion of drug side effects part of the treatment decisions program from the va national hiv website.
The main goal of hiv treatment is to fight the virus in your body.
The challenge is to do this without causing unpleasant unhealthy side effects.
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