antiretroviral drug
n. drug that suppresses or inhibits the activity of a retrovirus; medication used to treat infection caused by retroviruses (such as HIV) | ||||
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Antiretroviral drug
Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. Different classes of antiretroviral drugs act at different stages of the HIV life cycle. Combination of several (typically three or four) antiretroviral drugs is known as Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART).
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