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Definition of "nevirapine" []

  • A non-nucleoside analogue that is used as an antiviral drug in the treatment of HIV infection. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nevirapine" in a sentence
  • "There is a drug called nevirapine that helps prevent perinatal transmission, but a mother with the virus can still transmit it through her milk."
  • "In late 2002, nevirapine, which is used to prevent mother-to-child transmission, was introduced."
  • "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."