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Have You Heard of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV?

HIV internist Stella Safo, MD, explains how combination antiretroviral therapy helps treat HIV effectively.

Hilary WeissmanAlexandra Schwarz, MD
Written by Hilary Weissman | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on April 25, 2022

Combination antiretroviral therapy simply refers to merging two or more classes of antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication to improve treatment outcomes. They're often provided in a single once-a-day pill. This allows the medication to attack HIV from different angles.

In this video, learn about the benefits of combination ART for HIV, according to Stella Safo, MD, an HIV Internist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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  • Stella Safo, MD, MPHStella A. Safo, MD, MPH, is an HIV primary care physician and assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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