Meaning | An antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs. |
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Synonym | NRTI |
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Part of | drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART | A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
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Narrower | lamivudine, 3TC | A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV |
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zidovudine, Retrovir, ZDV, AZT | An antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS |
Broader | reverse transcriptase inhibitor | An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
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