Patient's Guide to HIV Medications and Guidelines for Their Use

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NMAC Releases Newly Revised: Patient¹s Guide to HIV Medications

and Guidelines for Their Use

To view document go to:

http://www.nmac.org/treatment/treatpub.htm

HIV/AIDS treatment information is constantly changing. As a

result, this Patient¹s Guide to HIV Medicines and Guidelines

for Their Use has been updated to include the February 5, 2001

update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents

in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents.

NMAC has produced this booklet for people living with HIV and

AIDS who need the latest information on the types of treatment

available, and help understanding more about the blood tests

used to monitor HIV infection and treatment outcomes. The

booklet includes a patient self-assessment designed to

encourage discussion between patient and doctor.

The booklet contains the following sections:

Common Questions about HIV Medicines

Guidelines Assist in Making Treatment Decisions

Recommended Time for HIV Positive People to Start Treatment

Recommended Antiretroviral Medicines for Treatment of

Established HIV Infection

Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Principles for the Treatment of HIV Infection (Summary)

Designed to help the patient and medical expert decide

together on the most effective course of treatment, the

Patient¹s Guide to HIV Medicines and Guidelines for Their Use

is a user-friendly guide that will help PWAs and their

caregivers chart the course to a better quality of life.

Download your copy today!

If you have any questions about this publication or any other

treatment issue, please email Arboleda at

carboleda@.... We want to thank DuPont Pharmaceuticals

Company for generously underwriting this publication.

To Download

Click on the following link:

http://www.nmac.org/treatment/treatpub.htm

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