It is on the World Health Organization`s List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system. ==Side effects== The most common side effects of ritonavir therapy are: One of ritonavir`s side effects is hyperglycemia. It appears that ritonavir directly inhibits the GLUT4 insulin-regulated transporte..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritonavir
A drug used to treat infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Ritonavir blocks the ability of HIV to make copies of itself and may block the growth of cancer cells. It is a type of anti-HIV agent and a type of protease inhibitor. Also called Norvir. Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=R
<drug> A protease inhibitor under development by Abbott Laboratories. It has produced drops in HIV viral load of greater than 99 percent in some people. ... (23 Aug 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ri-to´nә-vir) an HIV protease inhibitor that causes the human immunodeficiency virus to form noninfectious particles; used to treat HIV infection and AIDS, administered orally. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001