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Contents

Your Guide to HIV Treatment

Introduction
A better pill to swallow
What is HIV treatment?
What you’ll find in this guide

The Benefits of HIV Treatment
It’s good for your health!
Preventing sexual transmission
Preventing mother-to-child transmission

How Does Treatment Work?
Different classes of HIV drugs
Finding a treatment that’s right for you

Your Healthcare Team
Your primary healthcare provider
Other healthcare team members

Starting Treatment
Drug resistance
Hypersensitivity
Drug interactions
Pregnancy
Other health conditions
Side effects
Adherence
Work and social situations
Scheduling doses
Paying for treatment
What should your first combination be?

Making Treatment Work
Adherence is key!
Monitoring your health
How to tell if your treatment is working
Stopping treatment?

Changing Your Treatment
If your treatment doesn’t work
If you experience side effects
If a new HIV treatment seems better
Resources

Appendices
Common HIV drugs available in Canada for adults
Drug resistance and resistance testing
The viral life cycle and antiretroviral drugs
Credits

Appendices

These appendices contain more detailed information about the viral life cycle, HIV drugs currently available in Canada and drug resistance.

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