nnrti

Noun
  1. An antiviral drug used against HIV;
    Binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA;
    Often used in combination with other drugs (synset 103833695)
    is a type of: reverse transcriptase inhibitor - an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV
    subtypes:
    • delavirdine, rescriptor - a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV
    • nevirapine, viramune - a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV
    is a part of: drug cocktail, haart, highly active antiretroviral therapy - a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
    same as: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

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