antiretroviral

British  

/ ˈæntɪˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəl /

adjective

1. inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates

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noun

1. any retroviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by retroviruses, such as HIV

Example Sentences

Florida also plans to stop covering Biktarvy, the most widely prescribed antiretroviral medication nationally.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

But since the introduction of powerful antiretroviral drugs in the 1990s that allow those infected to continue living healthy lives — and more recent preventative treatments such as PrEP — fatalities have plunged.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

The landmark deal to provide cheaper antiretroviral drugs for people with HIV in developing countries was brokered by former US President Bill Clinton after negotiations with pharmaceutical companies.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Thanks to the antiretroviral drugs we prescribed, I watched people so skeletal that I could single-handedly heft them onto a hospital bed transform into people who could heft me onto that same bed.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2025

His priority was to stockpile antiretroviral drugs—enough, for starters, to treat twenty-five patients in Cange who had full-blown AIDS.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French