protease inhibitors

1. A class of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of AIDS . It works by blocking the action of a protein that HIV needs to reproduce itself.

Notes

Protease inhibitors are an example of designer drugs . They sometimes allow AIDS to be managed for long periods of time.

Example Sentences

For HIV, though, real therapy began only 18 years ago with the introduction of a class of drugs, the protease inhibitors.

From The Daily Beast