abacavir (English, noun)
expansion: abacavir (uncountable, abbreviation ABC)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: ABC
tags: abbreviation