What does "nevirapine" mean?

An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.

What is a synonym for "nevirapine"?

Common synonyms include: viramune.

How do you pronounce "nevirapine"?

Pronounced //nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn//.

Nevirapine

//nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn// noun

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Noun

1
An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection. uncountable
2
a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

viramune

Etymology

From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).

Related phrases

reverse transcriptase

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