Emtricitabine Definition

ĕmtrĭ-sĭtə-bēn, -sītə-
noun
An antiretroviral drug, C8 H10 FN3 O3 S, that is a nucleoside analog and inhibits replication of HIV by inhibiting reverse transcriptase.
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Origin of Emtricitabine

  • emtri- (probably Em(ory) University, where the drug was discovered) (Tri(angle) Pharmaceuticals, company to which it was licensed) -citabine nucleoside analog antiviral and anticancer drug suff. zalcitabine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Emtricitabine Sentence Examples

  • Neither emtricitabine nor tenofovir inhibited in vitro drug metabolism mediated by any of the major human CYP450 isoforms involved in drug biotransformation.

  • This medicine contains the active ingredient emtricitabine, which is a type of medicine called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

  • The manufacturer has not studied the use of emtricitabine in people who are failing their current anti-HIV regimen or who have failed multiple regimens.

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