What is "nelfinavir"

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

n. a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs [syn: Viracept]

Nelfinavir (brand name Viracept) is an antiretroviral drug used in the treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nelfinavir belongs to the class of drugs known as protease inhibitors (PIs) and like other PIs is almost always used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs.

Nelfinavir mesylate (Viracept, formerly AG1343) is a potent and orally bioavailable human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 protease inhibitor (Ki=2nM) and is widely prescribed in combination with HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors for the treatment of HIV infection.