1. antiretroviral - Noun
2. antiretroviral - Adjective
antiretroviral (comparative more antiretroviral, superlative most antiretroviral)
(pharmacology) That combats infection by retroviruses
antiretroviral (plural antiretrovirals)
(medicine, pharmacology) An agent that combats retroviruses.
According to Quincy Troupe by that time Davis was taking azidothymidine (AZT), a type of antiretroviral drug used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Source: Internet
AIDS activists, particularly the Treatment Action Campaign and its allies, thought that the law was intended to support a cheap antiretroviral drugs programme and applauded Mbeki's government. Source: Internet
“AZD5582 was remarkable in its ability to reactivate latent SIV from resting CD4+ T cells, and to induce continued virus production in the blood when monkeys were still receiving daily antiretroviral therapy,” she said. Source: Internet
Due to the high costs associated with HIV medications, many patients are not able to begin antiretroviral treatment without Medicaid help. Source: Internet
As stated in the bill, people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral treatment now have a life expectancy of 70 to 78 years or more, compared to a life expectancy of 39 years in 1996. Source: Internet
About three-quarters of HIV-positive veterans were receiving treatment with antiretroviral therapy. Source: Internet