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.

Videx

Pronounced: VIE-decks
Generic name: Didanosine

Videx disrupts reproduction of HIV, thereby staving off the immune system's collapse.

Crixivan

Pronounced: CRIX-i-van
Generic name: Indinavir sulfate

Crixivan belongs to a class of HIV drugs called protease inhibitors, which work by interfering with an important step in the virus's reproductive cycle. Although Crixivan cannot eliminate HIV already present in the body, it can reduce the amount of virus available to infect other cells. Crixivan can be taken alone or in combination with other HIV drugs such as Retrovir. Because Crixivan and Retrovir attack the virus in different ways, the combination is likely to be more effective than either drug alone.

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