What is Mega HAART?
The mega-HAART therapy was chosen based on individual patient history and preference, as well genotype resistance testing, and consisted of an average of six antiretrovirals from all three classes. Hydroxyurea was also used in two-thirds of cases.
What is the full meaning of HAART?
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is a medication regimen used to manage and treat human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). It is composed of several drugs in the antiretroviral classes of medications.
What is HAART used for?
Treatment that uses a combination of three or more drugs to treat HIV infection. HAART stops the virus from making copies of itself in the body. This may lessen the damage to the immune system caused by HIV and may slow down the development of AIDS.
How long is HAART given for?
The median duration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens was reported to be 11.8 months in one US study, but that study included both treatment-experienced and treatment-naive patients. The duration of initial HAART regimens for treatment-naive patients alone has not been reported.
What are the side effects of antiretroviral drugs?
Other side effects from antiretroviral drugs can include:
- hypersensitivity or allergic reactions, with symptoms such as fever, nausea, and vomiting.
- bleeding.
- bone loss.
- heart disease.
- high blood sugar and diabetes.
- lactic acidosis (high lactic acid levels in the blood)
- kidney, liver, or pancreas damage.
What are the side effects of ARV drugs?
Do Arvs have side effects?
The side effects of ARV treatment are often mild. Sometimes, however, the side effects of ARV treatment are more serious. These can affect your health or quality of life. Many of the newer medications for HIV have fewer side effects than their predecessors.