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Treatment Guide to some HIV Medications available in the Caribbean

IMPORTANT FACT: None of the following Antiretrovirals listed here eliminate HIV or AIDS or totally restore the immune system. There is still a danger of serious infections, so you should be sure to see your doctor regularly for monitoring and tests. Notify your doctor immediately of any changes in your general health.

Remember there is no cure for HIV and AIDS and Treatment does not eliminate the danger of transmitting the virus to others.

Ziagen

Pronounced: ZYE-a-jen
Generic name: Abacavir sulfate

Ziagen helps to halt the inroads of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Like other anti-HIV drugs, Ziagen holds back the advance of the virus by disrupting its reproductive cycle. This medication is used only as part of a "drug cocktail" that attacks the virus on several fronts. It is not prescribed alone.

Viracept

Pronounced: VYE-ruh-sept
Generic name: Nelfinavir mesylate

Viracept works by interfering with an important step in the virus's reproductive cycle. This slows the spread of the virus and prolongs the strength of the immune system. Viracept belongs to the new class of drugs that has successfully reversed the course of HIV infection in many people. Called protease inhibitors, these drugs work better when used in combination with other HIV medications called nucleoside analogues (Retrovir, Hivid, and others) which act against the virus in other ways.

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