What medication is classified as an antiretroviral?
a. Dapsone (Aczone)
b. Pentamidine (Pentam)
c. Didanosine (Videx)
d. Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
ANS: C
Classes of antiretroviral agents include nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., zidovudine, didanosine, stavudine, lamivudine, abacavir), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., nevirapine, delavirdine, efavirenz), and protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, saquinavir, ritonavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, lopinavir, ritonavir). Dapsone, pentamidine, and Bactrim are anti-infectives.
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