antiretroviral
adjective
an·ti·re·tro·vi·ral
ˌan-tē-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl 
ˌan-tī-
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
antiretroviral drugs
antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
noun
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The program has reportedly been credited with saving millions of lives globally by providing access to antiretroviral treatment, which helps people living with HIV manage the virus and stay alive.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2025
Without explicit permission from the US to resume work, Red Somos has more than 170 antiretroviral drugs that are nearing their expiration date.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Part of this care is providing ARV treatment—antiretroviral drugs that help to suppress the virus, slowing down the progression of HIV and reducing the risk of AIDS.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the administration’s freeze on foreign aid halted PEPFAR, a program that has, for more than 20 years, helped deliver HIV antiretroviral drugs to vulnerable populations around the world, and saved more than 25 million lives.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2025
Without explicit permission from the US to resume work, Red Somos has more than 170 antiretroviral drugs that are nearing their expiration date.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Part of this care is providing ARV treatment—antiretroviral drugs that help to suppress the virus, slowing down the progression of HIV and reducing the risk of AIDS.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the administration’s freeze on foreign aid halted PEPFAR, a program that has, for more than 20 years, helped deliver HIV antiretroviral drugs to vulnerable populations around the world, and saved more than 25 million lives.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Antiretroviral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiretroviral. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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antiretroviral
1 of 2 adjective
an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral
-ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəl
variants
also
: acting, used, or effective against retroviruses
All four drugs, which inhibit HIV protease and thus interfere with viral maturation and replication, are the most potent antiretroviral agents available to treat patients with HIV disease.—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Associationantiretroviral therapy
see highly active antiretroviral therapy
antiretroviral
2 of 2 noun
variants
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: an agent effective against retroviruses
Current anti-HIV drugs, or antiretrovirals, bind to specific HIV enzymes and impede their activity.—Douglas D. Richman, Scientific American
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