How To Take Medicine For Hiv

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found medicine to do with HIV in my boyfriends room

i found medicines and leaflets regarding HIV.2 boxes were empty and one medicine was called keletra or something similar sorry if thats wrong just very worried,does this mean he has HIV? or its preventative meds.please someone reply to me as very...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Kaletra (lopoinavir/ritonavir) is an HIV medication most often used for persons with active HIV infection. It is used occasionally for post exposure prevention for no more than 4 weeks duration. KH... Read more »

Ayurvedic medicines with HIV antibody interaction before testing

Hi Doc,It is already known and published that there is no criteria/ restriction( foods , medicines... Read more »

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Alternative medicine HIV

Dear Doc,Can anyone doctor there kindly highlight me is there any other alternative medicine that... Read more »

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Free HIV medicine

Posted by new2this2010, 1 Reply

I have figured out a way to get my HIV medication for free. It does not cost me one penny at all, thank God! Im sure no one is interested so I wont bother posting the details. Read more »

HIV medicines

Posted by Anonymous

Do you need ANY HIV related drug or any Opportunistic Infection medication, such as: Zerit (d4T), AZT, Abacavir, ddI, ddC, Crixivan, Fortovase, Saquanavir, Viracept, Virammune, Diflucan, any protease inhibitor available at the pharmacy? Do you need... Read more »

HIV - Medicine Early? Support?

Posted by bigdog2007, 3 Replies

In Late-January of 2006, i was a male victim of sexually assault. I went to a local urgent care, and they advised me to get a HIV test. I did get a test, and the test results for RNA came back positive. The ELISA test came back negative. I... Read more »

EXPIRED HIV MEDICINES

Posted by Queenster, 1 Reply

Hiya all, is so sad in some part of the World like Africa more especially Ghana where expired drugs are given to hiv positive people. I don't know which organisation or how the drugs gets to Ghana, but it is so bad to give expired drugs persons... Read more »

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