nevirapine

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English

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Chemical structure of nevirapine
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Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nevirapine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) 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.

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