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Table of Contents How Drugs Are Metabolized Drugs That Slow Down Metabolism Drugs That Speed Up Metabolism Other Types of Drug Interactions Drugs and Other Substances That May Interact with HIV Medications Other Types of Drugs That May Interact with HIV Drugs Food Taking Care of Yourself In order for a drug to work properly, a person must take the correct dose at the correct time so that the right amount of drug enters the bloodstream. Before an HIV drug is approved, researchers study different doses and choose one that is both safe and effective. The dose has to be high enough to stop HIV from making copies of itself, but not so high that it causes a lot of side effects. All people living with HIV (HIV+) who are on treatment take more than one HIV drug, even if they only take one pill. Some pills contain more than one drug; for example, Truvada is a pill that contains the HIV drugs Emtriva (emtricitabine) and Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate). Many peopl