NNRTI

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

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

delavirdine, Rescriptor - a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV

drug cocktail, HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy - a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV

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

reverse transcriptase inhibitor - an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

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delavirdine drug cocktail HAART highly active antiretroviral therapy nevirapine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor Rescriptor reverse transcriptase inhibitor Viramune			Etravirine, in its limited usage, seems to have a relatively clean toxicity profile, as well as working against virus that carries key NNRTI mutations. New antiretroviral agents and the complexity of treatment practices: ... by Smith, Don / Journal of HIV Therapy Further, as late as 2001, 96% of all treatment regimens in Greenland included an unboosted PI (26% in Denmark), and in 2002 only 7% were NNRTI based (40% in Denmark). Implementation and effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in ... by Lohse, Nicolai; Ladefoged, Karin; Obel, Niels / Emerging Infectious Diseases Note: The ARV combinations recommended by the World Health Organization consist of two NsRTIs and either one NNRTI or one protease inhibitor. COC-ARV drug interactions by Network			Nizoral NJ Njord Njorth NKGB Nkomo nkosi Nkosi Sikele' iAfrica Nkrumah NKVD NL NLC NLF NLLST NLP NLQ NLRB NLS NLT NLW NM NMI NMR NNE NNP NNRTI NNW No no ball No canny no doubt no end No farther no fault automobile insurance no fault insurance No force No go No great shakes no joking matter no longer no man's land no matter no matter what happens No mistake no more no one no through road No way No whither no! no'			NNRCF NNRCS NNRD NNRDC NNREC NNRF NNRFC NNRG NNRH NNRHA NNRI NNRK NNRM NNRMS NNRN NNRNE NNRP NNRPB NNRPS NNRS NNRSB NNRSG NNRSMC NNRT NNRTI NNRU NNRy NNRYS NNS NNS/VPP NNSA NNSB NNSC NNSCE NNSCST NNSD NNSDDC NNSDO NNSDP NNSE NNSECU NNSED NNSF NNSFC NNSG NNSGRC NNSH NNSI NNSII

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