Cocktail therapy, originally referred to as "Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy" (HAART), was proposed by Chinese-American scientist Dai-Yi Ho in 1996, and is the treatment of AIDS through the combination of three or more antiretroviral drugs. The application of this therapy can reduce the drug resistance generated by a single drug, maximize the inhibition of viral replication,

so that the destroyed body's immune function is partially or even completely restored, thus slowing down the progression of the disease, prolonging the patient's life and improving the quality of life. The therapy mixes protease inhibitors with a variety of antiviral drugs, thus enabling effective control of AIDS.

Once upon a time with foreign cocktail therapy, the cost was very expensive, amounting to 10,000 yuan/month. By 2002, through the continuous improvement of AIDS medical experts, the cost was reduced to 3,000 yuan/month, and by this year, our country produced domestic drugs, which greatly reduced the cost to about only 480 yuan/month. This has made it possible for more people with AIDS to afford this medical care.

Currently, China is now able to produce four types of anti-HIV drugs, which can make up different formulations of cocktail therapy. Domestic cocktail therapies are already serving AIDS patients in Beijing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Nanjing and Guangdong, Henan and Yunnan. Peking Union Medical College, Ditan, You'an Hospital and PLA 302 Hospital provide this therapy.