Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antiretroviral drug, C8H11N3O3S, that is a nucleoside analog and inhibits replication of HIV by inhibiting reverse transcriptase.
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- noun medicine A
nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor , 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment ofHIV and chronichepatitis B
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- noun a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In addition to interferon, a drug called lamivudine also called 3TC or Epivir may be an effective option to treat your chronic HBV infection.
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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The Caesar scientists gave a drug called lamivudine to 1,895 patients from around the world who were already taking zidovudine - also known as AZT, which is the first drug found to have a beneficial effect on HIV-positive patients, Lancet said.
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Mylan will make available its second-line antiretroviral treatments -- atazanavir, ritonavir, tenofovir and lamivudine.
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The four drugs will be available in three pills, with tenofovir and lamivudine combined into a single pill, for $475 a year.
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A cocktail of second-line treatments for adults -- combining tenofovir, lamivudine and lopinavir/ritonavir -- has been discounted to about $659 a year, down from prevalent market prices ranging from $1,000 to more than $4,000 a year in low - and middle-income countries, respectively, said Anil Soni, the Clinton foundation's chief operating officer.
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Clinton added the this new line of AIDS treatment is made affordable through a reduction in the prices of first line treatment that combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.
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Combivir made by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC contains lamivudine and zidovudine.
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SIMBA treated 397 infants in Rwanda and Kampala with a syrup containing either lamivudine or nevirapine -- both powerful antiretroviral drugs -- during a three - to four-month period of breastfeeding and the month subsequent to weaning.
Periscope 2007
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Aspen's package includes one pill that is the generic equivalent of Combivir made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC of the United Kingdom and contains two drugs, lamivudine and zidovudine.
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Cipla's Triomune, which combines lamivudine, stavudine and nevirapine in a single tablet, were carried out in compliance with required standards.
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