Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA protease inhibitor intended to treat hepatitis C.
1 more example
While Vertex has previously shown that telaprevir can sharply reduce virus levels in patients blood, the new data, to be presented at the meeting, an annual gathering of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston, is the first strong signal of how many patients could be cured.
2007 November 2, Andrew Pollack, “2 Winning Drug Tests, One Expected and One a Surprise”, in New York Times
Origin
From [Term?] + -previr (“hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor”).
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