The treatment available in allopathy system of medicine is a class of drugs called anti-retrovirals. These drugs does not cure HIV but drastically reduce the amount of virus in the blood there by preventing progression towards AIDS.
Currently there are more than 20 anti-retroviral drugs available for treatment in the allopathic system of medicine. The anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in allopathy usually consist of taking a combination of two or more anti-retroviral drugs a day. These drugs cause severe side effects especially when taken for a longer duration of time.
Currently there are more than 20 anti-retroviral drugs available for treatment in the allopathic system of medicine. The anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in allopathy usually consist of taking a combination of two or more anti-retroviral drugs a day. These drugs cause severe side effects especially when taken for a longer duration of time.
Anti-retroviral drugs in western medicine mainly falls into the following seven categories like
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
- Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
- Protease Inhibitors
- Fusion Inhibitors
- Chemokine Coreceptor Antagonists
- Integrase Inhibitors
- Pharmacokinetic Enhancers
NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS
ABACAVIR - Its side effects are as follows:
- Rashes
- Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Hypersensitivity syndrome like fever, myalgia, upper respiratory tract infection
DIDANOSINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Pancreatitis
- Peripheral neuroapathy
- Nausea, diarrhea
LAMIVUDINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Headache, dry mouth
STAVUDINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Pancreatitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Diarrhea
EMTRICITABINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Headache, nausea, insomnia
- Hyperpigmentation of palms and soles
TENOFOVIR - Its side effects are as follows:
- Flatulence, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort
- Asthenia
- Acute renal insufficiency, Fanconi syndrome
- Chronic Renal insufficiency
ZIDOVUDINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Anemia
- Fatigue, malaise
- Nausea, vomiting
- Myalgia, myopathy
- Hyperpigmentation of skin and nails
Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
DELAVIRDINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Fatigue
- Elevations in liver function tests, hepatitis
- Nausea, diarrhea
EFAVIRENZ - Its side effects are as follows:
- Abnormal dreams, drowsiness, dizziness, confusion
- Mood changes
- Elevations in liver function tests
- Hyperlipidemia
ETRAVIRINE - Its side effects are as follows:
ENFUVIRTIDE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Elevations in liver function tests
NEVIRAPINE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Elevations in liver function tests, hepatitis, liver failure
PHARMACOKINETIC ENHANCERS
COBICISTAT - Its side effects are as follows:- Increased Serum creatinine, proteiuria
- Nausea, diarrhea
- Headache
INTEGRASE INHIBITORS
RALTEGRAVIR - Its side effects are as follows:
- Nausea, diarrhea, flatulence
- Elevations in amylase and liver function tests
- Headache
- Dizziness, abnormal dreams
- Pruritus, rash
- Fatigue, muscle pain
FUSION INHIBITORS
ENFUVIRTIDE - Its side effects are as follows:
- Injection site reactions; erythema, cysts, and nodules at injection sites
- Neutropenia
- Possible increased frequency of pneumonia
