Your treatment

Thanks to treatment with anti-HIV drugs, many people with HIV are living long and healthy lives. In fact, doctors now think that, with the right treatment and care, many people with HIV will live a near-normal lifespan.

Why HIV treatment may be needed, when you may have to start treatment and what steps you can take now.

There are several factors to consider when you’re thinking about starting HIV treatment.

There are several factors to consider when you are thinking about starting HIV treatment.

A number of anti-HIV drugs are available and each works against HIV in a particular way.

Over 20 anti-HIV drugs are now available. Find detailed information about anti-HIV drugs below.

Tips to help you take your medication on time, wherever you are.

The importance of taking your medication correctly.

Like all medicines, anti-HIV drugs can produce side-effects but it is almost always possible to do something about them.

Taking your HIV treatment is just one of the things you can do to help keep yourself healthy.

If you do not take your anti-HIV drugs in the correct way, they may no longer work well.

If a problem develops with the drugs you are taking, there may be a better combination available.

It is important to be aware of how prescription or recreational drugs can interact with certain anti-HIV drugs.

Are you in London and on HIV treatment? If so, you may find, at some stage, that it’s suggested you change the treatment you are on.

The pros and cons of getting involved with drugs trials.