1) Azt 2) Retrovir 3) Zdv
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1) Nrti 2) Retrovir
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Zidovudine (INN) or azidothymidine (AZT) (also called ZDV) is a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), a type of antiretroviral drug used for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. AZT inhibits the enzyme (reverse transcriptase) that HIV uses to synthesize DNA, thus preventing viral DNA from forming. AZT is the first U.S. governme...
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A drug that inhibits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. It is a type of systemic antiviral. Also called AZT.
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Synonym for AZT ... <drug> A nucleoside analogue used to slow replication of HIV AZT is approved for the initial treatment of HIV infection. ... AZT is increasingly administered in combination with other antiviral drugs, especially 3TC (a combination that is under consideration by the FDA as another initial treatment regimen for HIV) as well ...
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(zi-do´vu-dēn) a nucleoside analogue to thymidine, used as an antiretroviral agent in treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); administered orally or intravenously. It was the first agent approved for such use.
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(= AZT; azido-deoxythymidine; retrovir) Thymidine analogue; phosphorylated form acts as an inhibitor of viral reverse transcriptase. Used in HIV treatment.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: zī-dō′vū-dēn Definitions: 1. A thymidine analog that is an inhibitor of in vitro replication of HIV virus, the causative agent of AIDS and ARC, and is used in the management of these diseases. Synonyms: azidothymidine
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Our Zidovudine Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Zidovudine Zidovudine: See: AZT.
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An antiviral drug that is used in the treatment of AIDS and HIV infection. The medication does not destroy the HIV infection, but does delay the progression of the disease and the replication of virus. The use of the medication during pregnancy is controversial. Synonym(s): Retrovir
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Retrovir 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
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Antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS; see AZT
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Formerly known as Azidothymidine, or AZT, this is a drug used for treating AIDS.
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the international generic term for azidothymidine. Cf.
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(ZDV) An antiretroviral drug used to treat an HIV-positive expectant mother. See AZT, Retrovir.
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