Dolutegravir is a type of medication known as an integrase inhibitor. This class of drugs is used to treat HIV infection by preventing the virus from multiplying and spreading within the body. Dolutegravir works by targeting a specific enzyme, called integrase, which is essential for HIV replication.
To understand how dolutegravir works as an integrase inhibitor, it is important to first understand the role of integrase in the HIV life cycle. HIV...