nevirapine

IPA: nˈɛvɪrɑpˈini

(pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.

Examples of "nevirapine" in Sentences

Viramune, commonly known as nevirapine, free of charge at the test sites for five years.
In late 2002, nevirapine, which is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission, was introduced.
A drug called nevirapine has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of transmission of HIV ...
Government had agreed to "carefully examine" his proposal that anti-retroviral drugs such as nevirapine be made available to all
There is a drug called nevirapine that helps prevent perinatal transmission, but a mother with the virus can still transmit it through her milk.
The most serious surge in resistance it predicted was against non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) such as nevirapine, introduced in the mid-1990s.
Devastated, Charmaine considered abortion, but opted instead to try an AIDS drug called nevirapine to protect her newborn girl - now a healthy 1-year-old "miracle," she says.
Referring to free drugs such as nevirapine provided by pharmaceutical companies, the PWC called on government to remain steadfast against these companies who only wanted to turn South
An editorial accompanying the study in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association said it underscores a quandary in developing nations, where a relatively cheap drug called nevirapine promises to thwart many cases of mother-to-child HIV transmission during birth.