protease inhibitor

protease inhibitor

n.

An anti-HIV drug that blocks the action of the enzyme protease, which is needed for viral replication.

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protease inhibitor

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any one of a class of antiviral drugs that impair the growth and replication of HIV by inhibiting the action of protease produced by the virus: used in the treatment of AIDS

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protease inhibitor - an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs PI antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug - any drug that destroys viruses drug cocktail, HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy - a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV Crixivan, indinavir - a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV nelfinavir, Viracept - a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs Norvir, ritonavir - a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV Invirase, saquinavir - a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV