Treatment with more than one drug simultaneously. In HIV combination therapy is more effective than monotherapy in preventing the development of drug resistance.

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The use of two or more drugs to fight infections. HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy).

(For HIV infection or AIDS). Two or more drugs or treatments used together to achieve optimum results against HIV infection and/or AIDS. Combination therapy may offer advantages over single-drug therapies by being more effective in decreasing viral load. An example of combination therapy would be the use of two nucleoside analog drugs (such as Lamivudine and Zidovudine; see entries for these drugs) plus either a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitor. See Synergism.

Simultaneous or alternating administration of two or more therapies.

Cocktail of different immunosuppressive drugs widely used in organ transplantation.

the use of 2 or more methods of treatment-surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy- in combination, alternately or together, to achieve the best results against cancer.

Treatment with different synergistically acting drugs

Two or more drugs of treatments used to achieve optimum results against HIV infection. Most combinations use two nucleoside analog plus either a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptor inhibitor.

the use of 2 or more types of treatment (e.g. surgery and chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy)

As it pertains to HIV/AIDS, two or more drugs used together to achieve optimum results control HIV infection. Typically, at least three drugs from two different classes are used. An example of combination therapy is two nucleoside analogs (such as 3TC and AZT) plus either a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. See Synergism.

Generally, two or more classes of antiretroviral drugs used in combination to block stages of the viral replication process (the process by which HIV makes copy of itself) and decrease the amount of virus in the body.

Treatment using more than one anticancer drug.

The use of two or more types of treatment on one cancer patient (e.g., surgery and radiation therapy).

A group of drugs used together in a particular way for the treatment of a disease. Combination treatment is commonly used in cancer.

Treatments, sometimes called "drug cocktails," involving a combination of mulitple antiviral drugs that can dramatically inhibit HIV infection.

The use of two or more therapies alternately or simultaneously.

The use of two or more types of treatment in combination to achieve optimum results or to reduce toxicity. In hepatitis C treatment, this term refers to a combination of the drugs, Interferon and Ribavirin.

using more than one therapy-chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, etc.-for the most effective response.

the use of more than one type of therapy to treat cancer.

Two or more antiretroviral drugs or treatments used together to achieve optimum results against HIV infection and/or Aids. Combining drugs has proved to be more effective at reducing the amount of the HIV in the body than the use of single drugs by themselves. An example of combination therapy would be the use of two nucleoside analogue drugs plus either a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitor. Click here to return to list

When a doctor suggests combining treatments for maximum effect, such as radiation therapy combined with hormonal therapy or LHRH agonist combined with an antiandrogen.

using 2, 3, or more drugs at the same time. Studies have shown that taking multiple anti-HIV drugs is more potent than taking a single drug.

two or more drugs that are used in combination with each other in order to improve the effectiveness of treatment. When applied to HCV treatment, this term most often refers to the use of interferon plus ribavirin.

is a treatment using more than one drug.

Combination therapy is when more than one treatment is used to treat your cancer. For example, you may have surgery and radiation therapy, or surgery and chemotherapy, etc.

A treatment where a patient is given two or more drugs (or therapeutic agents) for a single disease.

Taking alpha-blockers and inhibitors of the 5-alpha reductase enzyme at the same time. Return to previous page

The use of two or more modes of treatment—surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy—in combination, alternately or together, to achieve optimum results against cancer.

The use of hormone suppression drugs together with radiation therapy or other prostate cancer treatments. Hormone suppression injections can shrink the prostate so less radiation is required to treat the cancerous area.

Using a combination of prostate cancer treatments to achieve optimal results, e.g., using androgen ablation to shrink the prostate and tumor prior to radiation treatment or radical prostatectomy.

(ther'a pee)- The use of two or more modes of treatment - surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy. - in combination, alternately or together, to achieve optimum results against cancer.

involves the use of two or more drugs that work together

A form of hormonal therapy that surgically or chemically blocks the production of testosterone by the testes, and involves the additional use of an antiandrogen to block the receptor sites from utilizing testosterone produced by the adrenal glands.

Two or more drugs or treatments used together to achieve optimum results against HIV infection and/or AIDS. Combination drug therapy has proven more effective in decreasing viral load than monotherapy (single-drug therapy). An example of combination therapy would be the use of two nucleoside analog drugs plus either a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitor.

The use of two or more drugs as treatment. Also, the use of two or more types of treatment in combination, alternatively or together.

HIV/AIDS drug therapy using a combination of drugs, usually one protease inhibitor or non-nucleoside combined with two other drugs.

In contemporary usage, the expression combination therapy most often refers to the simultaneous administration of two or more medications to treat a single disease, but the expression is also used when other types of therapy are used at the same time.