DELAVIRDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does delavirdine mean? 

• DELAVIRDINE (noun)
  The noun DELAVIRDINE has 1 sense:

1. a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV

  Familiarity information: DELAVIRDINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELAVIRDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

delavirdine; Rescriptor

Hypernyms ("delavirdine" is a kind of...):

NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)

 Context examples 

A mesylate salt form of delavirdine, a synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

As an inhibitor of the cytochrome P450 system, delavirdine may result in increased serum levels of co-administered protease inhibitors metabolized by the cytochrome P450 system.

(Delavirdine, NCI Thesaurus)