daclatasvir

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -asvir (“hepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitor”).

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Noun

daclatasvir (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.
   • 2015 August 12, “The Novel Cyclophilin Inhibitor CPI-431-32 Concurrently Blocks HCV and HIV-1 Infections via a Similar Mechanism of Action”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In contrast, the HIV-1 protease inhibitor nelfinavir or the HCV NS5A inhibitor daclatasvir only blocks the replication of a single virus in the “co-infection” system.