Some medications require food to be absorbed properly. Other medications need to be taken on an empty stomach. For some a meal high in fat is the key, for others low fat is a must. This table will help you straighten out all the food requirements so you can take your medications properly.
HIV Medication Fact Sheets
Dietary Recommendations
| Retrovir (azt) | Empty stomach or low fat meal |
| Epivir (3TC) | With or without food |
| Abacavir (ABC) | With or without food |
| Videx EC (ddi) | 30 minutes before or 2hrs after meal. Separate from Tenofovir |
| Zerit (d4T) | With or without food |
| Tenofovir (TDF) | Take with meal / separate from Videx EC |
| Hivid (ddC) | With or without food |
| Empriva (FTC) | With or without food |
| Delavidine (DLV) | With or without food |
| Sustiva (EFV) | Take on an empty stomach |
| Nevirapine (NVP) | With or without food |
| Indinavir (IDV) | Take on empty stomach or light, low fat meal / 2 liters of water per day |
| Indinavir / Norvir (IDV/RTV) | With or without food |
| Saquinavir (SQV) | Take within 2 hrs. of high fat meal |
| Kaletra (LPV/r) | Take with fatty meal |
| Norvir (RTV) | Take with food |
| Nelfinavir (NFV) | Take with food |
| Atazanavir (ATV) | Take with food |
