sofosbuvir

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noun

A nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.

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Meanings

nounsofosbuvir (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA nucleotide analog used in combination with other drugs for the treatment of hepatitis C.

    Sofosbuvir does not affect cyclosporine or tacrolimus concentrations.

    2013, Marina Berenguer, Hepatitis C Virus and Liver Transplantation, →ISBN, page 57
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    In the US, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.

    2015, Nicholas J Talley, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e, →ISBN, page 382

Origin

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

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APA

sofosbuvir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sofosbuvir

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“sofosbuvir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sofosbuvir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sofosbuvir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sofosbuvir.

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