Editing Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (section)

{{Short description|Class of antiretroviral drug}}
'''Reverse-transcriptase inhibitors''' ('''RTIs''') are a class of [[antiretroviral drug]]s used to treat [[HIV]] infection or [[AIDS]], and in some cases [[hepatitis B]]. RTIs [[Enzyme inhibition|inhibit]] activity of [[reverse transcriptase]], a viral [[DNA polymerase]] that is required for replication of HIV and other [[retroviruses]].