Since the beginning of HIV treatment, the game has been the same. Medications have to be accessible, tolerable & reliable. Then there's adherence. The best meds in the world won't matter if they aren't taken regularly.
90 - 95% adherence is what's needed for HIV meds to be effective & help prevent resistance. The aim was to create regimens that were accessible with ease of regimen maintenance. We went from handfuls of pills to a few, to a single pill. Now there are injectable options given weekly, monthly, quarterly & at larger intervals. Until a cure is found, they'll probably aim for annual injections.
For many adherence is a serious challenge. Injectables could be a much better option for many. After taking handfuls of pills daily, a single dose at wide intervals would be astounding. Even if it was a weekly pill, that would be a drastic improvement.
Adherence makes this all work. Any threat to that is a threat to that person.
Cya...
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