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Home / Answered Questions / Can antioxidant and multivitamins medication affect the hiv test results ?we know than zinc boosts our immunity so if a patient is on medicines like Zincovit, can his hiv test results be affected ?

Can antioxidant and multivitamins medication affect the hiv test results ?we know than zinc boosts our immunity so if a patient is on medicines like Zincovit, can his hiv test results be affected ?

Hi, thanks for your question. Antioxidents and multivitamins do not affect the HIV test results. Zinc supplements do not affect HIV results.