Nevirapine is a______________?
Correct answer: C. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- A. Protease inhibitor
- B. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- C. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- D. Fusion inhibitor
Explanation
Nevirapine binds to and inhibits HIV reverse transcriptase without competing with nucleosides, so it is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Protease and fusion inhibitors act at different stages of viral replication.
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