lamivudine
IPA: ɫˈæmʌvudˈini
noun
- (pharmacology) A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine (C₈H₁₁N₃O₃S) that is taken orally in the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
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Examples of "lamivudine" in Sentences
- Lamivudine is an analogue of cytidine.
- Lamivudine is never used on its own in the treatment of HIV.
- Little is known about the effects of overdosage with lamivudine.
- It also has activity against wild type and lamivudine resistant HBV.
- Despite this, lamivudine is still used widely as it is well tolerated.
- Some research suggests that lamivudine can cross the blood brain barrier.
- Combivir made by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC contains lamivudine and zidovudine.
- Mylan will make available its second-line antiretroviral treatments -- atazanavir, ritonavir, tenofovir and lamivudine.
- The four drugs will be available in three pills, with tenofovir and lamivudine combined into a single pill, for $475 a year.
- In addition to interferon, a drug called lamivudine also called 3TC or Epivir may be an effective option to treat your chronic HBV infection.
- Cipla's Triomune, which combines lamivudine, stavudine and nevirapine in a single tablet, were carried out in compliance with required standards.
- Aspen's package includes one pill that is the generic equivalent of Combivir made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC of the United Kingdom and contains two drugs, lamivudine and zidovudine.
- Clinton added the this new line of AIDS treatment is made affordable through a reduction in the prices of first line treatment that combines the drugs tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz.
- SIMBA treated 397 infants in Rwanda and Kampala with a syrup containing either lamivudine or nevirapine -- both powerful antiretroviral drugs -- during a three - to four-month period of breastfeeding and the month subsequent to weaning.
- The Caesar scientists gave a drug called lamivudine to 1,895 patients from around the world who were already taking zidovudine - also known as AZT, which is the first drug found to have a beneficial effect on HIV-positive patients, Lancet said.
- A cocktail of second-line treatments for adults -- combining tenofovir, lamivudine and lopinavir/ritonavir -- has been discounted to about $659 a year, down from prevalent market prices ranging from $1,000 to more than $4,000 a year in low - and middle-income countries, respectively, said Anil Soni, the Clinton foundation's chief operating officer.