integrase inhibitor – a type of HIV drug that stops HIV genetic material from ‘integrating’ into the DNA in a cell.
This is a relatively new family of HIV drugs.
Raltegravir, elvitegravir and dolutegravir are all integrase inhibitors.
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fungus (fungi) – parasitic organisms that include moulds, mildews, mushrooms and yeast.
opiate – a drug that comes from the opium poppy. Opiates include heroin, codeine and morphine.
CMV (cytomegalovirus) – a viral infection. CMV retinitis is an HIV-related infection that can cause permanent vision loss in someone with a CD4 count that is below 50 cells/mm3.
non-nuke – a common term for NNRTI.