Definition of "maraviroc" [maraviroc]

• A specific drug used in the treatment of HIV to inhibit viral entry into cells. (noun)

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• "One drug that's currently on the market that blocks CCR5 is called maraviroc (Selzentry)."
• "Actually, test results show bright perspectives, as doctors try to figure out ways to combine this new drug, called maraviroc, with other medications that have the ability to slow the progress of HIV into AIDS."
• "According to two studies sponsored by drugmaker Pfizer and published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, the antiretroviral drug maraviroc, which is sold as Selzentry by Pfizer, might help control viral loads among HIV-positive people who have shown resistance to other treatments, Reuters reports."