NEVIRAPINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nevirapine mean? 

• NEVIRAPINE (noun)
  The noun NEVIRAPINE has 1 sense:

1. a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV

  Familiarity information: NEVIRAPINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEVIRAPINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nevirapine; Viramune

Hypernyms ("nevirapine" is a kind of...):

NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)

 Context examples 

Lersivirine retains activity against HIV viruses with mutations at position Y181, which confers resistance to efavirenz, etravirine, and nevirapine.

(Lersivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

In combination with other antiretroviral drugs, nevirapine reduces HIV viral loads and increases CD4 counts, thereby retarding or preventing the damage to the immune system and reducing the risk of developing AIDS.

(Nevirapine, NCI Thesaurus)