Lamivudine meaning

lə-mīv'yo͝o-dēn'
An antiretroviral drug, C8 H11 N3 O3 S, that is a nucleoside analog and inhibits replication of HIV by inhibiting reverse transcriptase.
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An antiviral drug, C8 H11 N3 O3 S, that is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and is used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and, in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of HIV infection.
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Origin of lamivudine

Probably (methy)l ami(no)– -vudine antiviral suff. (from zidovudine)

Sentence Examples

  • It is metabolized intracellularly to the active moiety, lamivudine 5'-triphosphate.

  • Nucleosides other nucleosides other nucleosides that have recently become available include 3TC or Lamivudine and D4T or Stavudine.

  • Three drugs are licensed, as of 2004, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: Adefovir dipivoxil, alpha interferon, and lamivudine.

  • Dybul, M. et al. "A proof-of-concept study of short-cycle intermittent antiretroviral therapy with a once-daily regimen of didanosine, lamivudine, and efavirenz for the treatment of chronic HIV infection."

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