Learning to live with HIV Flammang said case managers are assigned to HIV patients at University Medical Center. Among other things, case managers work with doctors and the AIDS patient to manage the many medications a patient must take. These meds are very strong, and missing even one dose can affect the way they work. We work every day, making sure patients know that. It is challenging, though, because many of the medications actually make patients sick.
Vomiting is common.
Karraker said another challenge is that many medications need to be taken at different times of day. Some need to be taken with milk. Others cannot be taken with dairy products. Some need to be taken on an empty stomach. Others need to be taken three hours before or after a meal.