Does Medicines Have An Effect On HIV Test Results?

Posted on Sat, 22 Nov 2014

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Sat, 22 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : Which medicines effect hiv test results

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Drugs do not make HIV test negative

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for query.I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query.
HIV test results are not affected by medications.
Immunosuppressive drugs like steroids or anticancer drugs can decrease to little extent the production of antibodies but cannot make test negative.
Anti HIV drugs can reduce the load of virus but cannot make viral RNA test negative. Drugs are not known to make HIV test negative as of now .
You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh Basti
Dermatologist and venereologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar