
2020-01-07T08:55:00
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF HIV DRUG RESISTANCE IS DUE TO IRREGULAR TREATMENT . PATIENTS OFTEN SKIP ONE OR TWO PILLS EVERY MONTH. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIV VIRUS BECOMES RESISTANT TO HIV DRUGS. THE OTHER REASON IS WRONG REGIMEN. PATIENTS ARE OFTEN PRESCRIBED WRONG COMBINATION OF DRUGS OR CORRECT DRUGS IN WRONG DOSES WHICH IS ALSO VERY COMMON CAUSE OF DRUG RESISTANCE. MANY PATIENTS TAKE HIV AND TB DRUGS TOGATHER WHICH MAY LEAD TO DRUG RESISTANCE IF CORRECT COMBINATION IS NOT USED.