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nevirapine

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

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  • The following medicines may need changes when taken with Kaletra: birth control pills that contain estrogen ( "the pill"), birth control (contraceptive) patches, atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®), efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine (Viramune®), amprenavir WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • If, for example, the MCC decided to "deregister" nevirapine, the ANC Daily News Briefing
  • The antiretrovirals in question are a triple combination pill containing lamivudine, stavudine and nevirapine in two different strengths and a tablet of lamivudine plus zidovudine.
  • Treatment options include a one-month course of zidovudine (AZT) during the last weeks of pregnancy or a single dose of nevirapine during delivery followed by a single dose to the infant within 72 hours of birth. To save the newborns from HIV
  • Nevirapine won't cure then, but it can prevent them from passing the disease on to their newborns.
  • Some countries - notably South Africa - are loath to buy or distribute low-cost drugs, such as zidovudine and nevirapine, that have been shown to slash the risk of mother-to-child transmission through birth or breast-feeding by up to two-thirds. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • Among the most common antiviral medications are zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI), saquinovir, ritonavir, nevirapine, and the newest, amprenavir. Getting Pregnant
  • The following medicines may need changes when taken with Kaletra: birth control pills that contain estrogen ( "the pill"), birth control (contraceptive) patches, atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®), efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine (Viramune®), amprenavir (Agenerase®), fosamprenavir (Lexiva®), nelfinavir RedOrbit News - Technology
  • In July 2000, the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim offered to donate its drug nevirapine, which could prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child during labour.
  • The drugs are relatively inexpensive and easy to administer, and nevirapine is typically given as a single pill as the mother goes into labor and as a liquid to the baby just after birth.
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