A 24-year-old man with a history of AIDS is currently managed by antiretroviral therapy (HAART) containing a protease-inhibitor, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Which one of these drugs is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor?
A-Etravirine
B-Efavirenz
C-Indinavir
D-Saquinavir
E-Zidovudine
Answer
Zidovudine is the only drug on this list that acts as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Etravirine and efavirenz are non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors while indinavir and saquinavir are protease inhibitors.
The correct answer is E