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Retrovir

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Retrovir [ˈrɛtrəʊˌvɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology)™ a brand of the drug zidovudine
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Noun1.Retrovir - an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
AZT, ZDV, zidovudine
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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