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sofosbuvir
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Etymology
From [Term?] + -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + -buvir (“RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitor”).
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Noun
sofosbuvir (uncountable)
- (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, →ISBN, page 57:
- Sofosbuvir does not affect cyclosporine or tacrolimus concentrations.
- 2015, Nicholas J Talley, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e, →ISBN, page 382:
- In the US, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
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