Protease inhibitors
A revolutionary development in HIV treatment, protease inhibitor drugs provide a new way to block HIV replicating and multiplying in the human body. They are a key component of antiretroviral treatment, which helps dramatically improve the life expectancy of people living with HIV in those countries that can afford it.
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1995
http://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/protease-inhibitors#Introduction1
http://www.fda.gov/ForPatients/Illness/HIVAIDS/History/ucm151079.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_and_development_of_HIV-protease_inhibitors
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Timeline date:
1995-06
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