Abbreviations Used in HIV/AIDS Treatment

ART: Antiretroviral Therapy
HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
VL: Viral Load
QD: every day
BID: twice a day
TID: three times a day
QID: four times a day
Q: every
QOD: every other day
QW: every week
TIW: three times a week
BIW: twice per week
HS: bedtime (hour of sleep)
EC: Enteric Coated
SOLN: solution
PO: by mouth
IV: Intravenous
IM: Intramuscular
NRTI: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
NNRTI: Non-nuceoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
PI: protease inhibitor

FL ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (FAC) 64B16 requires that you are offered the opportunity for private and individualized counseling regarding your medications.

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