functional obsolescence. Impairment of the usefulness of a device or equipment due to a design defect, or due to its inability to be upgraded or modified to serve the user's current needs.efinition. Impairment of the usefulness of a device or equipment due to a design defect, or due to its inability to be upgraded or modified to serve the user's current needs. For example, a relatively new computer becomes functionally obsolete if it cannot run the latest program or peripheral the user wishes to use.
Current US DHHS guidelines (published April 8, 2015) state: 1  Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for all HIV-infected individuals to reduce the risk of disease progression. 2  ART also is recommended for HIV-infected individuals for the prevention of transmission of HIV.
DOLUTEGRAVIR (doe loo teg ra veer) is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV. This medicine is not a cure for HIV. It will not stop the spread of HIV to others. Compare HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitors.