Definitions
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- noun A
nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor , a type ofantiretroviral drug , the first approved treatment forHIV .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
Etymologies
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AZT is "toxic" … year … nobody calls zidovudine "AZT" since 1980s, except for AIDS-dissidents.
Women's Space B.S. Weary 2008
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Some countries - notably South Africa - are loath to buy or distribute low-cost drugs, such as zidovudine and nevirapine, that have been shown to slash the risk of mother-to-child transmission through birth or breast-feeding by up to two-thirds.
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Like the earliest anti-HIV drugs such as zidovudine (AZT), introduced 10 years earlier, these block enzymes vital for viral multiplication.
PageOneQ.com Latest 2010
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Therefore countries should progressively phase out the use of stavudine as a preferred first-line therapy option and move to less toxic alternatives such as zidovudine (AZT) or tenofovir (TDF), WHO recommended.
DWS Pill Scribe 2009
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The WHO recommended "that countries progressively phase out the use of stavudine as a preferred first-line therapy option and move to less toxic alternatives such as zidovudine
unknown title 2009
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Among the new discounts announced Monday is a $66-a-year price for a combination treatment for children based on zidovudine, a staple of AIDS treatment.
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Treatment options include a one-month course of zidovudine (AZT) during the last weeks of pregnancy or a single dose of nevirapine during delivery followed by a single dose to the infant within 72 hours of birth.
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Expectant mothers were also treated with a cocktail of zidovudine and didanosine from week 36 of their pregnancies until one week after delivery.
Periscope 2007
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Combivir made by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC contains lamivudine and zidovudine.
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Both groups also took a short course of a fourth drug, zidovudine, better known as AZT.
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