| Nevirapine Nevirapine (NVP),
a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with activity
against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1). Nevirapine
is structurally a member of the dipyridodiazepinone chemical
class of compounds.
The chemical name of nevirapine is 11-cyclopropyl-5,11-dihydro-4-methyl-6H-dipyrido
[3,2-b:2',3'-][1,4] diazepin-6-one. Nevirapine is a white
to off-white crystalline powder with the molecular weight
of 266.3 and the molecular formula C15H14N4O.
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