stavudine
noun
stav·u·dine
ˈstav-yü-ˌdēn 
: a synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and is administered orally in the treatment of HIV infection : d4t
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The three drugs in question—stavudine, lamivudine, and nevirapine—were made by three different multinational drug companies.
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Katherine Eban, Quartz India, 15 July 2019
Katherine Eban, Quartz India, 15 July 2019
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Etymology
sta- (of unknown origin) + -vudine (as in zidovudine)
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above
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stavudine
noun
stav·u·dine
ˈstav-yü-ˌdēn
: a synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and is administered orally in the treatment of HIV infection
called also d4T
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