THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
AIDS
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Question
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Which medications are used for HIV?
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HIV inhibitors
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HIV blockers
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Antiretroviral drugs
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Antibiotics
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Currently, there are eight FDA-approved NRTIs: abacavir (ABC, Ziagen), didanosine (ddI, Videx), emtricitabine (FTC, Emtriva), lamivudine (3TC, Epivir), stavudine (d4T, Zerit), zalcitabine (ddC, Hivid), zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir), and Tenofovir disoprovil fumarate (TDF, Viread), a nucleotide RT inhibitor (Fig.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, the most commonly used NRTIs are tenofovir and abacavir, both used in combination of emtricitabine or lamivudine.
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