sofosbuvir

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) +‎ -buvir (“RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitor”).

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Noun

sofosbuvir (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.
    • 2013, Marina Berenguer, Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Transplantation‎[1], →ISBN, page 57:
      Sofosbuvir does not affect cyclosporine or tacrolimus concentrations.
    • 2015, Nicholas J Talley, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e‎[2], →ISBN, page 382:
      In the US, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
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