Mark all of the answers that are TRUE regarding ARVs.
Select one or more:
a. The nucleoside analogs (NRTIs) act by promoting DNA chain elongation
b. NNRTIs, such as Nevirapine, act by binding directly to reverse transcriptase, inhibiting its efficiency.
c. T20 (Fuzeon) acts by blocking viral envelope and host cell membrane fusion.
Mark all of the answers that are TRUE.
Select one or more:
a. A mutation that results in a variant HIV strain resistant to a drug can often affect the entire drug class.
b. Multi-class ARVs offer inexpensive options for controlling viral loads.
c. NRTIs block reverse transcription by prematurely terminating DNA synthesis.
d. Entry inhibitors, like Maraviroc, and integrase inhibitors, like Raltegravir, are the first members of the new classes of HIV antiretrovirals.
e. The nucleotide RT inhibitor, Tenofovir, has demonstrated more side effects compared to most nucleoside RT inhibitors.