lamivudine

lamivudine
la·miv·u·dine lə-'miv-yü-.dēn n an antiviral drug C8H11N3O3S that is a synthetic nucleoside analog acting against HIV by inhibiting reverse transcriptase see EPIVIR

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n.
a reverse transcriptase inhibitor (see reverse transcriptase).

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la·miv·u·dine (lə-mivґu-dēn) a nucleoside analogue that inhibits reverse transcriptase, used as an antiviral agent in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection and, in combination with zidovudine, in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; administered orally.

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