nevirapine
noun
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Definition of nevirapine
: an antiretroviral drug C15H14N4O that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral in the treatment of HIV-1 infection
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The prevalence of resistance in people who restarted efavirenz and nevirapine after interrupting treatment was much higher (21%) than in first-time users (8%). — Scientific American, "Alarming Surge in Drug-Resistant HIV Uncovered," 30 July 2019 The three drugs in question鈥攕tavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine鈥攚ere made by three different multinational drug companies. — Katherine Eban, Quartz India, "How an Indian tycoon fought Big Pharma to sell AIDS drugs for $1 a day," 15 July 2019 Five years later, a study in Uganda showed a single dose of another ARV, nevirapine, given to a mother in labor and a baby at birth, could reduce transmission by 50%, which soon became a standard of care. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Nigeria has more HIV-infected babies than anywhere in the world. It鈥檚 a distinction no country wants," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nevirapine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nevirapine
noun
ne路vi路ra路pine
| \ n蓹-藞vir-蓹-藢p膿n
, -藞v墨-r蓹-
\
, -藞v墨-r蓹-
\
Medical Definition of nevirapine
: a reverse transcriptase inhibitor C15H14N4O that is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral agent in the treatment of HIV-1 infection