Invirase

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An antiviral drug that prevents the multiplication of HIV cells uncountable

    "The HAART therapy used the classic regim with 2–4 drugs: an association between two inhibitors of protease, nucleosidic inhibitors of reverse transcriptase, protease inhibitor and non-nucleosidic inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (kaletra, abacavir + lamivudine, invirase, zidovudine + lamivudine, ritonavir, didanosine, darunavir, andetravirine)."

  2. 2
    a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV wordnet

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saquinavir

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"The HAART therapy used the classic regim with 2–4 drugs: an association between two inhibitors of protease, nucleosidic inhibitors of reverse transcriptase, protease inhibitor and non-nucleosidic inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (kaletra, abacavir + lamivudine, invirase, zidovudine + lamivudine, ritonavir, didanosine, darunavir, andetravirine)."

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