FOREIGN travel and HIV medication

be taken at the equivalent time as you would do at home, with your UK 8am dose taken at 8am destination time and so on. During the changeover, however, your medicines may

be at slightly different times to usual.
Example One
Time difference - plus seven hours (example: Thailand, during British winter time- when it’s midday in London it’s 7pm in Thailand).
1. Day before travel- take all medicines at usual time (eg.9am/12 noon/9pm)
2. Day of travel- take all medicines three hours early (6am/9am/6pm)
3. Day after landing- take medicines at usual times according to local time (9am/12 noon/9pm local time)
4. Two days before you travel back to UK - take all medicines two hours late (eg 11am/2pm/11pm local time)
5. One day before travel take all medicines four hours late (eg 1pm/4pm/1am local time)
6. Day of travel - take all medicines five hours late (eg 2pm/5pm/2am local time)
7. Day after landing in UK - take medicines at normal UK time (eg 9am/12 noon/9pm)

Example Two
Time difference - minus six hours (example: New York, during British Summer Time - when it’s midday in London it’s 6am in New York).
1. Two days before travel- Take all medicines at usual time (e.g. 9am/9pm)
2. Day before travel- take all medicines two hours late (11am/11pm)
3. Day of travel- take all medicines four hours late (1pm/1am)
4. Day after landing - take medicines at usual times according to local time (8am/8pm local time)
5. Day before travel back to UK - take all medicines two hours early (eg 7am/7pm)
6. Day of travel - take all medicines four hours early (eg 5am/5pm)
7. Day after landing in UK - take medicines at normal UK times (eg 9am/9pm)