protease inhibitor

Noun
  1. An antiviral drug used against HIV;
    Interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease;
    Often used in combination with other drugs (synset 104020369)
    is a type of: antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug - any drug that destroys viruses
    subtypes:
    • crixivan, indinavir - a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV
    • nelfinavir, viracept - a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
    • norvir, ritonavir - a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV
    • invirase, saquinavir - a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating 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: pi

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