Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Sustiva (suh-STEE-vuh)
A drug used with other drugs to treat infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It blocks HIV from making copies of itself. It is a type of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a type of antiviral agent. Also called efavirenz.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.