Abstract
Author(s): Shweta Sharma , A.D. Ankalgi, Poola Kaushal, M.S. Ashawat
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is now recognized as a chronic illness. There are several classes approved by USFDA of antiretroviral agents that act on different stages of the HIV life-cycle. The different drugs have different mechanism of action and adverse effects. Treatment has been so successful that in many parts of the world, HIV has become a constant condition wherein movement to AIDS is progressively rare. The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization prescribe offering antiretroviral treatment to all patients with HIV