What is "lopinavir"

n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.

Lopinavir (ABT-378) is an antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class. It is used against HIV infections as a fixed-dose combination with another protease inhibitor, ritonavir, under the trade names Kaletra (high-income countries) and Aluvia (low-income countries). It was first approved by the FDA on 15 September 2000.