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ne·vi·ra·pine | \ nə-ˈvir-ə-ˌpēn 
, -ˈvī-rə- \
, -ˈvī-rə- \Definition of nevirapine
: an antiretroviral drug C15H14N4O that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral in the treatment of HIV-1 infection
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Recent Examples on the Web As a result, many babies were born with nevirapine-resistant forms of the virus, and the efficacy of pediatric Triomune fell by about half, Dr. Pécoul said.
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New York Times, "New Strawberry-Flavored H.I.V. Drugs for Babies Are Offered at $1 a Day," 29 Nov. 2019 The prevalence of resistance in people who restarted efavirenz and nevirapine after interrupting treatment was much higher (21%) than in first-time users (8%).
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Scientific American, "Alarming Surge in Drug-Resistant HIV Uncovered," 30 July 2019 The three drugs in question—stavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine—were made by three different multinational drug companies.
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Katherine Eban, Quartz India, "How an Indian tycoon fought Big Pharma to sell AIDS drugs for $1 a day," 15 July 2019 Five years later, a study in Uganda showed a single dose of another ARV, nevirapine, given to a mother in labor and a baby at birth, could reduce transmission by 50%, which soon became a standard of care.
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Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "Nigeria has more HIV-infected babies than anywhere in the world. It’s a distinction no country wants," 12 June 2018
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nounne·vi·ra·pine | \ nə-ˈvir-ə-ˌpēn , -ˈvī-rə- \
, -ˈvī-rə- \Medical Definition of nevirapine
: a reverse transcriptase inhibitor C15H14N4O that is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral agent in the treatment of HIV-1 infection
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The first known use of nevirapine was in 1991
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