Treatment consisting of a combination of several antiretroviral drugs. They are so effective that it is often impossible to detect the virus in the patient's blood. If the patient stops taking them, the virus can multiply again. Also called “cocktails.
(HIE-lee ACK-tiv an-tie-reh-tro-VIE-rul THER-ah-pee) Concurrent (as opposed to sequential) administration of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., AZT and 3TC) and a highly active protease inhibitor (e.g., Indinavir) in the treatment of newly diagnosed HIV patients. This triple-therapy protocol is becoming the first-line defense against HIV and related opportunistic infections.
a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
Stands for ighly ctive nti etroviral herapy. Treatment with a very potent drug "cocktail" to suppress the growth of HIV, the retrovirus responsible for AIDS.
Combination therapy against HIV, which typically includes three drugs from at least two different classes.
A combination of three or four different drug treatments which has been found to be an effective way to block the progress of HIV, and to reduce the amount of virus to the level where it becomes undetectable in a patient's blood. Click here to return to list
Treatment regimens recommended by leading HIV experts to aggressively suppress viral replication and progress of HIV disease. The usual HAART regimen combines three or more drugs such as two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and a protease inhibitor.
Treatment regimen for HIV infection consisting of three medications from different classes of medications that target important viral enzymes; must be taken according to a strict schedule to be most effective.
Treatment which combines three or more antiretroviral drugs with the goal of reducing viral load to undetectable levels.
Stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment with a very potent drug "cocktail" to suppress the growth of HIV, the retrovirus responsible for AIDS.
HAART. Treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that uses a combination of several antiretroviral drugs. The drugs inhibit the ability of the virus to multiply in the body, and they slow down the development of AIDS.
The name given to treatment regimens recommended by HIV experts to aggressively decrease viral multiplication and progress of HIV disease. The usual HAART treatment combines three or more different drugs, such as two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and a protease inhibitor, two NRTIs and a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), or other combinations. These treatment regimens have been shown to reduce the amount of virus so that it becomes undetectable in a patient's blood.
Combination antiretroviral therapy that typically includes three drugs from at least two different classes.
Treatment regimens given to stop or slow down the HIV virus. The usual HAART regimen combines three or more different drugs such as two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and a protease inhibitor (PI), two NRTIs and a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), or other combinations. These treatment regimens have been shown to reduce the amount of virus with the ultimate goal of making the virus undetectable in a patient's blood.
