Precautions for HIV patients taking medication

  1, to take medication regularly, most of the antiviral drugs require 24 hours or 12 hours to take a dose, must be set according to their own situation, such as 8:00 am, 8:00 pm to take medication. Some patients need to adjust the medication time due to work changes, then a one-time adjustment can be made, such as from the original 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm; 2, quantitative medication, not advocate patients crushed to take, which will lead to inaccurate drug dosage; 3, during the medication to regularly monitor the side effects of drugs: at first once a month to check the routine blood, liver and kidney function, urinary routine, etc., and later can be checked every 3 months to monitor the drug Efficacy: check CD4 at least twice a year and viral load once a year; 4. For CD4 below 200, you need to take cotrimoxazole (2 capsules, once a day, orally) to prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia and toxoplasma encephalopathy.