PrEP: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to prevent HIV

What is HIV?
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that targets your immune cells and weakens your immunity. As a result, your body can’t fight off infection and diseases effectively. However, if you take your anti-HIV medications on time, you are less likely to develop other viruses that could harm.

HIV and AIDS myths and facts
Many misconceptions circulate about HIV that is harmful and stigmatizing for people with the virus.
The following cannot transmit the virus:
  • shaking hands
  • hugging
  • kissing
  • sneezing
  • touching unbroken skin
  • using the same toilet
  • sharing towels
  • sharing cutlery
  • Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or other forms of "casual contact."
  • the saliva, tears, feces, and urine of a person with HIV

Symptoms of HIV

The symptoms of this disease are expressed in each step of AIDS. The doctors of AIDS split into three stages of infection, and each level of symptoms is different. Let's look at the initial stage, the subsequent stage of the disease, and the end-stage symptoms.

Symptoms of the early stage of infection
1) Get rid of reddish grains in the body
2) Strong headache
3) Fever
4) Throat breaks
5) Lymphgrund swelling

Symptoms of later symptoms of infection
1) Fast weight loss without any reason
2) Increase the fever levels
3) Cough and respiratory problems begin
4) Bone joints are swollen
5) Diarrhea in the diarrhea

The end-stage symptoms of infection
1) Bone joints are swollen for more than three months
2) Beating the mouth or tongue. Occasionally white spots are seen to wear.
3) Problems started with eyesight. Everything is found to be vague and distorted
4) Due to the long-running diarrhea problem
5) Poorly over 2-3 weeks or more time to maintain a high fever
6) Headache from intense to intensified
7) Dry cough and respiratory increase
8) A lot of sweating during the night
9) Feeling very weak

It is different for children who have symptoms in adults
1) Physical growth is not at a reasonable rate
2) Do not get weight gain
3) Small problems, including ear infections, pneumonia, tonsil, etc.
4) Problems with walking
5) Lack of intellect and intellectual development.

Prevention:
The preventive measures that can be taken for HIV include:
  1. going for safe sexual practices, avoiding polygamy
  2. Usage of disposable syringes for injections
  3. Preventing injectable drug abuse.
  4. Usage of barrier contraceptives like a condom.
  5. For nursing, paramedics and doctors, Take universal precaution while dealing with patients infected with HIV
  6. Avoiding contact with blood.
  7. You are avoiding shaving at salons.

HIV Treatment:
·         HIV prevention drug Truveda PrEP:
“Truvada” is Gilead Pharmaceuticals’ trademarked name for their anti-HIV drug composed of two of their other anti-HIV drugs, both of which inhibit HIV’s enzyme reverse transcriptase: Abacavir / Lamivudine marketed as ABAMUNE L, and Abacavir, sold as Abamune 300 mg.

The combination of these two drugs, along with any of several third agents, proved dramatically effective in controlling HIV replication and has now been studied and approved as both pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against HIV infection.
PrEP is Pre-exposure prophylaxis. PrEP is highly effective at reducing the risk of HIV infection.
When people at very high risk for HIV can take daily medicine to prevent HIV.
PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body.
As per the CDC, when taken, PrEP daily is highly effective for preventing HIV from sex or injection drug use.

Antiviral medicine:

·         Abamune 300 mg Tablet

Abamune 300 is a prescribed medical drug used for the treatment of HIV infection. Abamune 300 tablet is manufactured by major pharmaceutical companies like Cipla in India. Abacavir is a class of medications known as nucleoside transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Primarily, it comprises of Abamune 300 and Lamivudine 300 mg that help in decreasing the amount of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in the body.
Tablets 600mg/300mg is a combination of two medications, abacavir, and lamivudine which belong to a class of medicines called antiretroviral. They are used together with another antiretroviral to slow down the progression of HIV infection (human immunodeficiency virus), which can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and other related illnesses, for example, AIDS-related complex or ARC.
·         Atavir 300mg:
Atazanavir is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body. Atazanavir is used with other medications to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS). Atazanavir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.
·         Synthivan Tablet:
Matoshree Pharma Chem - A Leading Retailers and Distributors of Indian Branded Generics and Pharmaceuticals Medicines. Our Specialities Medicines Distribution Organization Is Widely Supplier Of Atazanavir & Ritonavir Having Brand Name Synthivan Tablets Available In 1Blx30T Packing, Manufactured By Cipla Ltd - HIV Div. It Is Stored Below Room Temperature 30°C, Protected From Light. It Is Schedule H Drug, To Be Sold By Retail On The Prescription Of Registered Medical Practitioner Only. ("Take Dose As Directed By The Physician.")
·         Qvir Kit:
Qvir Kit Tablet falls under a class of antiviral drugs known as reverse transcriptase inhibitors. It is used in combination with other medications to treat HIV infection. It is also used to treat long-term HBV infection. It treats HIV infection by blocking the growth of the virus and its ability to infect the other liver cells.
·         Daruvir 600mg:
The supervision of experts, our vendors, manufactures high-quality Daruvir 600mg.
    • This medication is an antiviral agent, prescribed for HIV infection with other antiviral agents
    • It is a protease inhibitor and blocks the enzyme activity
    • This medication slows down the spread of the virus in the body
·         Dinex EC :
Dinex EC Online is an antiviral medicine that is used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This medicine is not a cure for HIV but prevents the virus from multiplying in your body. The monitoring of liver function is necessary while receiving this medicine.
·         Instgra 50mg:
Instgra 50 mg is the one that belongs to integrase inhibitors, which are a class of drugs known to treat HIV, causing a virus. Sold under the brand name Tivicay, Instgra 50 mg is not only used in the treatment of HIV. They are also known for fighting against the virus. It also stops the growth and also prevents the other cells from getting infected too.
·         Viraday :
Viraday tablets are becoming quite popular, with the reliable brand name of Cipla. The most renowned pill for Anti-HIV infection in the market. That has gained a lot of Fame and acknowledgment, within a very less time frame.
·         Lamivir :
Lamivir HBV Tablet is used in the treatment of HIV infection and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. It prevents the multiplication of viruses in human cells. This stops the virus from producing new viruses and clears up your infection.
·         Tenvir L Tablets:
Tenvir L Tablet is a combination of two antiretroviral. It is prescribed to treat HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. It boosts up the immunity to fight against HIV to manage or treat AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
·         Trioday Tablet:
This medicine works by stopping the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying. This helps in reducing the chances of development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other HIV-related illnesses.
·         Duovir Tablets:
Duovir Tablet is a combination medicine used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It only prevents the virus from multiplying in your body. Monitoring of liver function and kidney function may be necessary while receiving this medicine based on the clinical condition of the patient
·         Lopimune Tablets :
Lopimune Tablet restricts the growth of HIV in the body and reduces the risk of getting HIV-related complications to improve the lifespan of an individual. The medicine should be taken with food for better efficacy. Taking these medicines regularly at the same time increases their effectiveness. 


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