Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI): these drugs interrupt the virus from duplicating, which may slow the spread of HIV in the body.
1. Abacavir (Ziagen, ABC)
2. Didanosine (Videx, dideoxyinosine, ddI)
3. Emtricitabine (Emtriva, FTC)
4. Lamivudine (Epivir, 3TC)
5. Stavudine (Zerit, d4T)
6. Tenofovir (Viread, TDF)
7. Zalcitabine (Hivid, ddC)
8. Zidovudine (Retrovir, ZDV or AZT)
Protease Inhibitors (PI): these FDA-approved drugs interrupt virus replication at a later step in the virus life cycle.
1. Amprenavir (Agenerase, APV)
2. Atazanavir (Reyataz, ATV)
3. Fosamprenavir (Lexiva, FOS)
4. Indinavir (Crixivan, IDV)
5. Lopinavir (Kaletra, LPV/r)
6. Ritonavir (Norvir, RIT)
7. Saquinavir (Fortovase, Invirase, SQV)
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI): these drugs block the infection of new cells by HIV. These drugs may be prescribed in combination with other anti-retroviral drugs.
1. Delvaridine (Rescriptor, DLV)
2. Efravirenz (Sustiva, EFV)
3. Nevirapine (Viramune, NVP)
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/byAudience/ForPatientAdvocates/HIVandAIDSActivities/ucm118915.htm
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