Treating HIV/AIDS
HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. Over time this virus harms the immune system, making the patient vulnerable to infections and other diseases. When a person's immune system is severely weakened the person has progressed to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), the late stage of HIV infection. Without treatment, a patient's immune system cannot protect it from germs or cancer cells, for example, and the patient would die from infection and/or cancer.
Current treatment for HIV includes medications that can slow down the destruction of the immune system and allow patients to live the best quality of life for the longest time possible. Treatment can improve the health of persons living with HIV. It is critically important that patient's take their prescribed medications every day as prescribed by their physician. Compliance with the treatment can delay the transition of HIV to AIDS by years or decades. Monitoring for effect and side effects is important as well.
Therapy Support & Medications
Most frequently prescribed medications for managing HIV/AIDS*:
Your Partner in Therapeutic Success
CoramRx maximizes compliance, minimizes complications and helps patients achieve therapeutic success in the most cost-efficient and clinically effective way possible. One week prior to each prescription dispense, you will receive a refill reminder phone call. To help ensure success with your HIV/AIDS therapy, your pharmacy department team member will ask a series of clinical monitoring questions related to: Compliance to prescribed therapy, drug side effects, hospitalization, change in medication profile, disease status and effectiveness of prescribed therapy.
Patient Resources
The organizations listed below offer a variety of services and resources for consumers and caregivers. Please note that some organizations may charge a fee for access to services. This listing is not an endorsement of these organizations, or information they may disseminate. We strongly suggest you discuss any information you receive from these organizations with a qualified professional before making any changes in your healthcare, insurance coverage or home care provider.
AIDS.gov — provides access to Federal HIV/AIDS information and resources.
AIDSmeds.com provides easy-to-read information on treating HIV & AIDS, including guided treatment lessons, info on AIDS treatments, symptoms, and testing information, recent news, community forums, and interactive tools.
National Association of People with AIDS a non-profit organization that provides information and resources about HIV, stigma, testing and polic through referrals, health promotion campaigns, and capacity building and training.
Project Inform — provides information on the diagnosis, treatment and research of HIV disease as well as public policy and access to healthcare in English and Spanish.
FDA: Disposing Unused Medication — government guidelines for disposing unused medicine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) worked with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop the first consumer guidance for proper disposal of prescription drugs.
Learn More
- To learn more about your options for managing HIV and CoramRx, please contact us.
- To enroll as a HIV patient with CoramRx, please complete our Patient Enrollment Form.
*Please contact CoramRx about other injectables not listed here.