Lamivudine
Names -- Epivir -- Epivir HBV -- 3TC
Class -- antiretroviral -- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)
Use -- management of HIV infection in combination with other antiretrovirals -- combination prevents resistant strains from developing
Action -- inhibits the activity of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase -- this interferes with the order of transcription -- this terminates viral DNA growth
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