What does "saquinavir" mean?

An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.

What is a synonym for "saquinavir"?

Common synonyms include: invirase.

Saquinavir

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Noun

1
An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients. uncountable
2
a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

invirase

Etymology

From sa- (“probably alteration of (prote)as(e)”) + quin(oline) + -a- + -vir (“antiviral”).

Related phrases

protease inhibitor

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