antiretroviral
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Even though HIV can be managed effectively throughout the world with antiretroviral therapy, or ART, the disease still doesn't have an accessible cure.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024
It was used to greenlight AZT, the first effective antiretroviral for HIV and AIDS.
From Salon • May 1, 2024
He explained that it was important for Joe to take his antiretroviral medicines faithfully so that his HIV wouldn’t develop into full-blown AIDS.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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