The term was coined by Chinese-American scientist David Ho to describe his method of treating AIDS patients by combining three drugs-a protease inhibitor and two reverse transcriptase inhibitors-to attack the AIDS virus by two different mechanisms.
「雞尾酒療法」這個名詞是華裔科學家何大一用來治療愛滋病所創，當時他採用一種蛋白抑制劑和兩種反轉錄抑制劑，以兩種不同作用機制的三種藥圍攻愛滋病毒。