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Viracept

Viracept

1 9.0
A medicine used with other drugs to treat HIV infection
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Viracept
  • The doctor prescribed Viracept for his HIV treatment.

Examples

  • Have you heard about Viracept and its benefits?

  • Her doctor prescribed Viracept as part of her antiretroviral therapy for HIV.

  • Combination therapy with Viracept has been shown to reduce viral load in patients.

  • The patient asked about possible side effects of taking Viracept with other HIV drugs.

  • The paramedics found Viracept, a protease inhibitor, in Gloria's medicine cabinet.

  • Viracept is a medication that helps lower the HIV viral load when taken regularly.

  • Doctors prescribed Viracept alongside other antiretroviral drugs to manage the patient's HIV infection.

Synonyms

nelfinavir
vsViracept
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A drug that helps treat HIV when taken with other HIV medicines

is the trademarked commercial name for the same protease inhibitor drug

Surface Forms

Viracept singular
Viracepts plural

Etymology

Viracept is a brand name that mixes vira- from virus 'a harmful germ' and -cept which sounds like accept. A helpful way to remember it is that the name suggests a medicine that 'takes on' or blocks the virus, which fits because Viracept is used to treat HIV.