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drug cocktail - a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV

HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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

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

protease inhibitor, PI - an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs

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For decades, although the drug cocktail was readily available and those who lived high-risk lifestyles took measures to protect themselves, HIV and Aids remained looming in the background where a cure seemed to be an unachievable goal.

At last there is hope for those living with Aids

They have created a new drug cocktail that can induce insulin-producing cells to regenerate at a rate that is fast enough to work in human treatments.

Diabetes: Drug duo helps body replenish its insulin-producing cells

A newly-developed drug cocktail makes insulin-producing cells multiply is a discovery that could lead to a cure for diabetes, researchers claim.

Scientists Near Finding Cure For Diabetes With Discovery Of New Drug

A newly-developed drug cocktail makes insulin-producing cells multiply - a discovery that could lead to a cure for diabetes, researchers claim.

Could this new drug cocktail be a cure for diabetes?

Ohio was one of many states that halted executions largely due to the unavailability of the previous drug cocktail used for lethal injection after their manufacturers banned their use for capital punishment.

Worth noting

The opening movement, "Zero Six One," sets the numerical code of the HIV1 and HIV2 viruses in music that also reflects that numerical structure whereas "Cuba Libre" seems like a flippant series of cocktail puns until it morphs grimly into the retroviral drug cocktail.

Dark Star Requiem

"In the future, we could even imagine treating patients with a drug cocktail that acts on the brain or spinal cord, rejuvenating cells in the brain in real time."

Skin Cells Turned Into Heart, Brain Cells

approval, and the move means AstraZeneca faces an unspecified wait in getting its potential blockbuster drug cocktail to market.

Diabetes combo treatment denied

Pathologist Dr DH Thomas confirmed there was no natural cause to Mr Hafid's death and echoed Dr Elliott's sentiments that his death was caused by the toxic affects of the "drug cocktail."

Father took drug '15 times stronger than morphine'

''Your body slowly shuts down over a period of minutes based on the drug cocktail that's given to you.

Executed man's brother: Firing squad brutal

The medical cause of death was given as respiratory depression as a result of the toxic effects of a drug cocktail.

MUM who suffered from depression and mental health

Robert Tasman, associate director of the conference, told NCR, -We know and are very aware of the potential drug cocktail, but the bishops wanted to be very strong about their opposition to the death penalty in general.

Louisiana execution put on hold amid drug cocktail controversy