Trizivir

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Trizivir
Combination of
Abacavir Nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Lamivudine Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Zidovudine Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor
Identifiers
CAS number  ?
ATC code J05AR04
PubChem  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

C(US)

Legal status

POM(UK) -only(US)

Routes Oral

Trizivir is a fixed dose combination of three reverse transcriptase inhibitors patented by GlaxoSmithKline:

It is indicated in the treatment of AIDS/HIV.

The combination of drugs is helpful in that it helps to reduce HIV's resistance (through mutation) to the drugs individually. Of the three, only AZT has passed out of United States patent protection.