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NNRTI

NNRTI

8.2
A type of HIV medicine that blocks an enzyme the virus uses to make copies of itself
  • noun
  • /ˌɛnˌɛnˈɑrˌtiˈaɪ/
  • Specialized
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  • The effectiveness of an NNRTI depends on its ability to block the enzyme reverse transcriptase in the HIV virus.

These individuals were on what's called an NNRTI regimen.

Examples

  • When managing HIV, many patients see improvements in their health after starting an NNRTI medication.

  • These individuals were on what's called an NNRTI regimen.

    Harvard University

  • And that happens lots of times, not just from ARVs, not just from your NNRTIS, lots of normal things, low perfusion.

  • Doctors often prescribe an NNRTI as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with HIV.

Synonyms

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
vsNNRTI
  • Specialized
9.5

A drug that stops HIV changing its genetic material and is used with other medicines

is the shortened abbreviation used in clinical notes or informal texts

Surface Forms

NNRTI singular
NNRTIs plural

Etymology

The word NNRTI comes from the parts non- ('not'), nucleoside ('a building block of genetic material'), reverse transcriptase ('the enzyme the virus uses to change RNA into DNA') and inhibitor ('something that stops'). So an NNRTI is a medicine that stops that viral enzyme and helps prevent HIV from making copies of itself.