HIV medications fall under the category of antiretroviral therapy. These medicines help prevent HIV from replicating in the blood. As a result, your viral load will stay low, meaning you will be able to control the amount of HIV in your bloodstream.
Talk to a doctor if you have questions about your options and what long-term care will look like.
Stella 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.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). HIV diagnoses, deaths, and prevalence: 2025 update.
Kemnic, T. R., et al. (2022). HIV antiretroviral therapy. StatPearls.
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Brian Clista, MDDr. Clista is a board-certified pediatrician who works in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He previously served as a National Health Service Corporation Scholar in the inner city of Pittsburgh for 11 years.
