Definitions for "Antiretroviral"
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A substance, drug, or process that destroys a retrovirus (such as HIV), or suppresses its replication. Often used to describe a drug active against HIV.
A substance that acts against retroviruses such as HIV.
A treatment that may prevent HIV from damaging the immune system.
Any substance or process that fights a retrovirus. HIV is a retrovirus; AZT, ddI, ddC, 3TC and d4T are some antiretrovirals.
These medicines are used to treat HIV positive people, and include AZT and Niverapine. They do not cure a person of HIV but prevent the person's immune system from becoming weak as a result of the virus. RELATED Antiretroviral treatments (Glossary)
Antiretroviral refers to a type of drug, or pharmaceutical compound, that is specifically designed to prevent the reproduction of retroviruses, such as HIV. People often use the simpler term "antivirals". There are several types of antiviral drugs currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV: nucleoside analogs, non-nucleoside analogs and protease inhibitors. Only a few antivirals have been approved in Canada and these are still being evaluated. There has been a considerable amount of controversy about using antivirals because of their side effects and the fact that little is known about their long-term effects. (Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic)
any drug or treatment which inhibits or kills a retrovirus like HIV
A drug that suppresses the activity or replication of retroviruses such as HIV by interfering with various stages of the viral life cycle.
a substance that kills or suppresses a retrovirus, such as HIV. All of the anti-HIV drugs --AZT, protease inhibitors, etc. -- are considered antiretroviral drugs.
an agent (e.g., AZT, ddI, d4T) that suppresses the activity or replication of retroviruses such as HIV. Antiretroviral drugs interfere with various stages of the virus’ life cycle, for example reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., AZT, ddI, 3TC), protease inhibitors (e.g., saquinavir, ritonavir), and integrase inhibitors.
A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a retrovirus such as HIV. AZT was the first widely used antiretroviral drug and now more combinations are reaching the market. Antiretrovirals are not a cure but do help manage AIDS as a chronic disease and perhaps helps strengthen a PWA's health.
A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a retrovirus such as HIV. AZT, ddC and ddI are examples of antiretroviral drugs.
A substance that stops or suppresses the replication of a retrovirus. Four different classes of antiretroviral drugs are in clinical use for the treatment of HIV infection. Each class acts in a unique way to impair viral multiplication. The four classes of licensed antiretrovirals are 1) Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), 2) Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs, “non-nukes), 3) Protease (or Proteinase) inhibitors (PIs), and 4) Fusion inhibitors. At least two additional classes of antiretroviral drugs are being studied in clinical trials: Integrase inhibitors and Chemokine receptor antagonists.
A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a retrovirus such as HIV (e.g. AZT or 3TC).
A more complex term for antiviral drugs, in this case, any drugs that are designed to inhibit the process by which HIV replicates. Sometimes, the simpler term antiviral is used, and it is assumed that the virus in question is HIV. The more technical term antiretroviral refers to the fact that HIV is a retrovirus.