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indinavir

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in·din·a·vir  (n-dn-vîr)
n.
A protease-inhibiting drug usually used in combination with other drugs to suppress the replication of HIV.
[Alteration of inde(ne) + -navir, protease inhibitor suffix (from saquinavir).]
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Noun1.indinavir - a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV
Crixivan
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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The condition picked up the name "Crix belly," most likely from the large market share of indinavir (Crixivan) at that time.
Body shape changes: where are we? by Munk, Robert / Research Initiative/Treatment Action!
4%) had received protease inhibitors (PIs, 50 patients received only indinavir, 2 received only nelfinavir, and 1 received both); 19 patients had received both non-NRTIs and PIs.
Antiretroviral drug resistance and routine therapy, Cameroon by Delaporte, Eric / Emerging Infectious Diseases
While they were on boosted indinavir, it would be expected to be gone alter two days off.
Weekend treatment interruptions for certain well-controlled patients: ... by James, John S. / AIDS Treatment News
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