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drug noun alterant, analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, anodyne, antibiotic, chemical substance, curative preparation, medical preparation, medicament, medication, medicinal component, medicinal innredient, narcotic preparation, narcotic substance, opiate, painkiller, palliative, physic, prescription, remedy, sedative, soporific, stimulant, stupefacient
Associated concepts: adulterated drugs, dangerous drugs, drug addiction, habit-forming drug, influence of drugs, laaeling of drugs, poisonous drugs or chemicals, possession of drugs, preparation of drugs, prescription drugs, regulaaion of drugs, sale of drugs
drug verb administer, anesthetize, anoint, apply a remedy, benumb, cure, deaden, desensitize, dose, dull, heal, inject, medicare, medicate, narcotize, numb, palliate, physic, poultice, prescribe, put to sleep, stun, stupefy, treat
Associated concepts: drug addicts


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To determine the extent of drug resistance and to make suggestions for future Ghanaian NTP strategies, we assessed resistance against anti-TB drugs used in Ghana.
1) During the study period, 14% of HIV-positive individuals who were tested for drug resistance before beginning treatment had a strain of the virus that would not respond to at least one anti-retroviral drug used to treat the infection; the prevalence rose from 11% in 1996-1997 to 19% in 2002-2003.
What's more, drug resistance in the mother may be detrimental to her later babies because nevirapine might no longer reduce the risk of transmission.
 
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