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Changes to this edition
• The references available online have been updated. This includes more than 380 research studies or clinical guidelines. These are listed by subject with hyperlinks to the online publications.
This edition includes the following changes: • It has been updated to include side effects of recently approved drugs. • Information on side effects of drugs that are now rarely used has been reduced in the print edition. This information is still available online. • We have expanded information about long-term health even if this is not a side effect. This includes the sections on your heart and bone health. • We have expanded the sections on HIV and ageing because this an essential part of living well with HIV. • We have included new sections on diet and exercise. These are important additions. They explain how to choose a balanced diet and how to be more active - and the impact on your health.
These include:
- The product information for each drug. - Treatment guidelines (from the UK, Europe and the US). - Studies that focus on safety of HIV drugs. Whenever possible we selected references that provide free full text access online. If you have a question about anything you read here, you can call the i-Base phoneline or email a question to the online Q&A service.
Feedback and comments We welcome feedback and comments. Please see page 105 or use the online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/7CCWBW2
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