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abacavir

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abacavir /abac·a·vir/ (ah-bak´ah-vir) a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor used as the sulfate salt as an antiretroviral in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

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A study in Australia showed that a genetic test was very effective in predicting which patient would react badly to abacavir (Ziagen) [1,2].
Each day, half the volunteers received one pill containing efavirenz and another containing abacavir and lamivudine.
[double dagger] Combivir[R] tablets contain 150 mg lamivudine / 300 mg zidovudine, Trizivir[R] tablets contain 300 mg abacavir, 150 mg lamivudine, 300 mg zidovudine.
 
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