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Record 1 2006-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

Lamivudine, trade name Epivir (also known as 3TC), is an anti-HIV treatment in the class of drugs called Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
OBS

Antirétroviral, analogue nucléosidique, inhibiteur de la transcriptase inverse du VIH. Il est commercialisé sous le nom d'Epivir(R) dans la pathologie VIH. Également actif contre le VHB [virus à ADN responsable de l'hépatite B], il est alors commercialisé sous le nom de Zeffix (R).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
DEF

Principio activo del 3TC o Epivir que es un nucleósido análogo, inhibidor de la acción de la transcriptasa inversa.

OBS

Principio activo de los fármacos antirretrovirales que se emplean para destruir o evitar la replicación de los retrovirus.

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