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The most common side effects of anti-HIV drugs are short term and are the result of the body getting used to a new drug. Long-term adverse effects and toxicities are less common.

Side effects

Longer duration of infection with HIV linked with hardening of coronary arteries

News
4 January 2010
Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Body fat changes in people with HIV: a clinical review

News
18 December 2009
Side effects

Erectile dysfunction common in men with HIV, PIs a cause

News
3 December 2009
Side effects

GSK warn US doctors of possible association between fosamprenavir and heart attack

News
3 December 2009
Starting treatment

US guidelines now favour treatment at CD4 cell counts between 350 and 500; above 500 not ruled out

News
1 December 2009
Side effects

Long-term HIV treatment doesn't damage kidney function

News
26 November 2009
Cardiovascular disease

Standard heart disease risk factors may underestimate risk in people with HIV

News
25 November 2009
Side effects

Low bone mineral density common in HIV-positive men

News
19 November 2009
Side effects

Pregnancy, not nevirapine cause of liver toxicities in HIV-positive women

News
18 November 2009
Side effects

Small case series looks at etravirine during pregnancy

News
16 November 2009
Side effects

Warning issued about rare etravirine allergic reactions

News
21 October 2009
Side effects

Discovery of enzyme structure points way to creating less toxic anti-HIV drugs

News
16 October 2009
Side effects

Stopping efavirenz due to CNS side-effects not associated with blood levels of the drug

News
14 October 2009
Side effects

Abacavir impairs endothelial function, possibly explaining increased heart attack risk

News
30 September 2009
Starting treatment

Inflammation signals heart disease risk in people with HIV

News
23 September 2009
Side effects

Tobacco, marijuana and alcohol may lower levels of some anti-HIV drugs

News
21 September 2009
Side effects

d4T dose reduction does not result in poorer treatment outcomes in South African patients

News
4 September 2009
Side effects

Etravirine: severe rash warning added to prescribing info

News
27 August 2009
Kidney problems

Risk of kidney problems similar for tenofovir and alternative drugs

News
25 August 2009
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

IRIS responsible for low number of deaths in patients starting HIV treatment in Uganda

News
18 August 2009
Side effects

More evidence of bone loss with HIV therapy, more confusion over the role of specific drugs

News
13 August 2009
Side effects

ddI treatment sole risk factor for noncirrhotic portal hypertension

News
29 July 2009
Transmission & prevention

Low bone mineral density in Botswana PrEP trial participants raises concerns

News
24 July 2009
Side effects

Two new analyses add to abacavir cardiovascular risk debate

News
21 July 2009