HIV Patient's Handbook


These pages are based on the "HIV Patient's Handbook" (above, 17cm*9.5cm). For more information, please contact ACC.


HIV and Our Immune System What is Viral Load (HIV-RNA level)? The Viral Load and the Progression of HIV Diseases What is a CD4+ lymphocyte? Predict the likelihood of developing AIDS from the CD4+ count HIV infections БВ AIDS(Japan) Anti-HIV Therapy Before starting anti-HIV therapy Adherence to anti-HIV therapy regimen is critical if you want to make the therapy successful	Anti-HIV drugs approved in Japan The Rules of Combination Therapy Watch out for changes in your body Care for oral conditions Things to watch out Relationship between HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases Routine medical examinations: keeping track of the state of your own health Normal values for a routine test Keep your records Medical expense and Social resources

The following is a list of drugs which are approved in Japan, as of April, 2005. Cautions to be taken upon the usage of drugs: Some drugs cannot be used in combination with other drugs or need to be treated with caution, thus please obtain a "List of Contraindications on Combined Usage of Drugs and Drugs Requiring Caution." The percentage of side effects (frequency of occurrence) stated in the following is based on the most updated domestic and international information reported by each pharmaceutical company.
Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI) AZT(ZDV),3TC,ABC,AZT/3TC,3TC/ABC,d4T,ddI,ddC,TDF,FTC,FTC/TDF Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI) NVP,EFV,DLV Protease Inhibitors (PI) IDV,SQV,RTV,NFV,APV,FPV,LPVеRTV,ATV


Check list for infections Data Sheet/Medical examination record Bleeding record (for blood derivatives users Medication record Body Temperature Sheet Sheet Contact to AIDS Clinical Center (ACC)