Specific Medications

Nucleosides

Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

Protease Inhibitors

Fusion Inhibitors

There are currently four families of HIV medications. The medicines are grouped into these families based on the way they work on the virus. The medications are usually used in combinations from different families. In this section, they are divided up into individual families and each drug is discussed in detail:

• Nucleosides
• Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs)
• Protease inhibitors
• Fusion inhibitors

Remember that in children, medications are dosed based on the child's size. Therefore, the doses have to be adjusted and increased as the baby or small child grows up.