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n. - A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV.

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  • Over a year, just nine per cent of patients given lamivudine - or
  • Combivir made by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC contains lamivudine and zidovudine.
  • Duovir is the name of a product that combines the ARV medicines zidovudine (AZT) and lamivudine in a single tablet.
  • Mylan will make available its second-line antiretroviral treatments -- atazanavir, ritonavir, tenofovir and lamivudine.
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