Definition
didanosine
noun
- A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) used as an antiretroviral medication in the treatment of HIV infection.
Usage: medical; pharmaceutical; often abbreviated as ddI
Examples
- Didanosine was one of the early antiretroviral drugs approved for HIV treatment.
- The patient's regimen included didanosine combined with other antiretroviral agents.
- Didanosine works by inhibiting reverse transcriptase, an enzyme essential for HIV replication.
- Healthcare providers must monitor patients taking didanosine for potential side effects.
- The development of didanosine represented an important advance in HIV therapy during the 1990s.