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In Dovato, dolutegravir binds HIV integrase’s active site and blocks strand transfer during viral DNA integration, while lamivudine’s active triphosphate metabolite inhibits HIV-1 and HIV-2 reverse transcriptase through incorporation of its monophosphate form into viral DNA, causing chain termination.
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- Dovato 50 mg/300 mg film-coated tabletsViiV Healthcare UK Ltd · emc · SmPC §5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties · Version 17Document updated
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