reverse transcriptase inhibitor

drug

Also known as: RT inhibitor, RTI

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In protease inhibitor
…inhibitor in combination with a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, which blocks the conversion of retroviral RNA into DNA, suppresses HIV replication better than either drug alone. The most effective combination therapy used to suppress the emergence of resistant virus is highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which combines three or more reverse…
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In antiviral drug: Anti-HIV drugs
Reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors work by blocking the action of reverse transcriptase. There are two groups of RT inhibitors. Nucleoside RT inhibitors (e.g., zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, lamivudine, and stavudine) must be phosphorylated to become active. These drugs mimic the normal nucleosides and block reverse transcriptase.…
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