Antiretroviral Drugs

Question 1

What are the classes of antiretroviral drugs?

Answer 1

1. Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
2. Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
3. Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
4. Protease Inhibitors
5. Entry Inhibitors
6. Integrase Inhibitors

Question 2

Name some Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

Answer 2

Zidovudine, Stavudine, Lamivudine, Abacavir, Emtricitabine, Didanosine

Example: Lamivudine is often used in combination therapy.

Question 3

Name a Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor.

Answer 3

Tenofovir

Question 4

Name some Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors.

Answer 4

Nevirapine, Efavirenz, Delavirdine, Etravirine

Question 5

Name some Protease Inhibitors.

Answer 5

Saquinavir, Indinavir, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir, Lopinavir, Atazanavir, Tipranavir, Darunavir

Question 6

Name some Entry Inhibitors.

Answer 6

Enfuvirtide, Maraviroc

Question 7

Name some Integrase Inhibitors.

Answer 7

Raltegravir, Elvitegravir, Dolutegravir