antiretroviral
adjective
an·ti·re·tro·vi·ral
ˌan-tē-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl 
ˌan-tī-
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs
antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
noun
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Organizations like Lopez’s help those with the disease access antiretroviral medications needed to reduce the risk of transmission, and give them a chance at a long, healthy life.
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Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Founded in 2003 to combat the international spread of HIV, PEPFAR reported distributing antiretroviral treatments to over 20 million people worldwide in 2024, including 2.5 million new PrEP users.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 12 Feb. 2025
There is no way to actually get food out there with PEPFAR trying to support 20 million on antiretroviral medication.
—NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
According to figures from the Haitian Ministry of Public Health, there are 125,000 patients in the country receiving antiretroviral treatment through both the PEPFAR program and the Global Fund, a different network that also provides HIV care.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Founded in 2003 to combat the international spread of HIV, PEPFAR reported distributing antiretroviral treatments to over 20 million people worldwide in 2024, including 2.5 million new PrEP users.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 12 Feb. 2025
There is no way to actually get food out there with PEPFAR trying to support 20 million on antiretroviral medication.
—NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
According to figures from the Haitian Ministry of Public Health, there are 125,000 patients in the country receiving antiretroviral treatment through both the PEPFAR program and the Global Fund, a different network that also provides HIV care.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Antiretroviral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiretroviral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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antiretroviral
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral
-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl
variants
also
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
All four drugs, which inhibit HIV protease and thus interfere with viral maturation and replication, are the most potent antiretroviral agents available to treat patients with HIV disease.—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Associationantiretroviral therapy
see highly active antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
2 of 2 noun
variants
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: an agent effective against retroviruses
Current anti-HIV drugs, or antiretrovirals, bind to specific HIV enzymes and impede their activity.—Douglas D. Richman, Scientific American
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