Treatment of HIV: Agents 1999 and beyond nucleoside and non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Ramírez-Ronda, C.H.; Ramírez-Ramírez, C.R.

Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 91(1-6): 51-59

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849
Document Number: 703021
Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs) remain a mainstay of antiretroviral chemotherapy. At this writing, five members of this class of drugs have been approved by the FDA, and a six (abacavir, 1592U89) is likely to be approved within the next few months. The mechanism of action common to this class of agents involves the incorporation of triphosphate metabolites into viral DNA during the process of reverse transcription.

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Treatment of HIV: Agents 1999 and beyond nucleoside and non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors