Ritonavir is an antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV-1 infection, often in combination with other antiretrovirals. It functions as a protease inhibitor and as a pharmacokinetic booster to increase the effectiveness of companion drugs. In medical contexts, it’s discussed in formal pharmacology and clinical settings and appears in drug labels and literature. The word is borrowed from pharmaceutical naming conventions rather than common everyday usage.
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