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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A trademark for the drug nevirapine.

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  • noun a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV

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Examples

  • To export its FDA-approved medicine, Huahai must wait until May 2012, when a U.S. patent held by Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH for the AIDS drug nevirapine, which the German company markets under the brand name Viramune, is set to expire.

    U.S. Opens the Door to Chinese Pills 2007

  • The drug, also known as Viramune, slows down the reproduction of

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Nevirapine is a generic version of Viramune, made by

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • (Agenerase) and the NNRTI nevirapine (Viramune) did not inhibit the growth of the malaria parasite.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • The second pill is nevirapine, a generic version of Viramune, made by Boehringer

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • Viramune, commonly known as nevirapine, free of charge at the test sites for five years.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • Viramune and sells at R410,40 for an adult's monthly supply.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • The FDA findings have raised questions about the reporting and documentation of the HIVNet 012 study on the use of Viramune (an active nevirapine ingredient) monotherapy to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • During the past week it has emerged that the United States 'Food and Drug Administration is investigating claims about certain aspects of the tests being done on Viramune - of which nevirapine is the active ingredient - in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • According to the letter, dated Wednesday, questions had been raised about the reporting and documentation of the study on the use of Viramune (of which nevirapine is the active ingredient) for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

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