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lamivudine
(redirected from Epivir)

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Noun1.lamivudine - a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIVlamivudine - a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV
NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor - an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs


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The triple cocktail of ARVs combines the generic versions of three proprietary brands: Zerit (Bristol-Myers Squibb; United States); Epivir (Glaxo-Smith-Kline; Great Britain) and Viramune (Boehringer Ingelheim; Germany).
The companies report the trial, which is an ongoing two-year treatment study, found that after one year of treatment the telbivudine group showed greater anti-viral and clinical efficacy than the Epivir group.
But copycat versions of its Paxil and Epivir drugs are likely to have eaten into GSK profits, with Charles Stanley anticipating a figure of pounds 1.
 
 
 
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