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What is saquinavir?

What is saquinavir? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (pharmacology) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.
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In 1994, saquinavir, the first anti-H. I. V. protease inhibitor, was tested in clinical trials.
These were followed by indinavir with ritonavir, saquinavir with efavirenz, and saquinavir with ritonavir.
Carcinogenesis: There was no evidence of carcinogenic activity after the administration of saquinavir mesilate for 96 to 104 weeks to rats and mice.
Examples of protease inhibitors include ritonavir, saquinavir, and indinavir.
One person was just on Kaletra and saquinavir with no nucleosides, and the other was on nucleosides but had high-level resistance to them.
As a result of the study, the manufacturer of saquinavir is recommending that patients taking ritonavir-boosted saquinavir should not receive rifampin because of the risk of liver damage.

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