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What is the purpose of protease inhibitors?

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What is the purpose of protease inhibitors?

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The drug is used to treat selected patients with HIV infection. Blocking protease interferes with HIV reproduction, causing it to make copies of itself that cannot infect new cells. The drug may improve symptoms and suppress the infection but does not cure it. Source: The Gale Group.