efavirenz

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English

Chemical structure of efavirenz
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Etymology

Probably from ef (“fluorine”) +‎ -a- +‎ -vir- (“antiviral”) +‎ (b)enz(oxazinone).

Pronunciation

Noun

efavirenz (uncountable) (abbreviated EFV)

  1. (pharmacology) A nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C14H9ClF3NO2 that is administered orally with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of type-1 HIV infection.
    • 2007 January 11, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “AIDS Drug to Protect Fetus Is Safe for Infected Mothers, Study Finds”, in New York Times‎:
      In generic form, it costs one-eighth as much as efavirenz, the most closely related drug.

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