Adhere to your meds
Taking your antiretrovirals as prescribed and maintaining an undetectable viral load not only help protect your immune system but also prevent transmission of the virus. What’s more, fully suppressing HIV helps reduce chronic inflammation, which is associated with various negative health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease.
For those who have multidrug-resistant HIV, the biweekly injectable antibody Trogarzo (ibalizumab) hit the market in 2018. In addition, the investigational attachment inhibitor fostemsavir recently performed well in a clinical trial.
