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In 1987, azidothymidine (AZT) became the first medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat HIV/AIDS.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hope ultimately came in the form of life-saving treatment options, starting with the approval of azidothymidine (AZT) for treating HIV/AIDS in 1987.
—Pearl Pugh, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The first treatment for AIDS -- AZT or azidothymidine -- had staggering side effects including intestinal problems, vomiting and damage to the immune system.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Dec. 2021
The first one, azidothymidine or AZT, a repurposed cancer drug approved in 1987, was only slightly helpful.
—USA Today, 5 June 2021
April 29, 2020 Fauci, who took the helm of NIAID in 1984, likened the new findings to the 1986 discovery that the anti-retroviral drug azidothymidine, or AZT, could suppress the HIV virus in patients with AIDS.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
Another shortcoming, notes biochemist Jan Gettemans of Ghent University, is that unlike many important drugs, including statins and the anti-HIV drug azidothymidine, the antibodies can't enter cells on their own.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 10 May 2018
By 1987 the first anti-HIV drug, azidothymidine or AZT, was licensed for the treatment of AIDS.
—Vincent Racaniello, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2012
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hope ultimately came in the form of life-saving treatment options, starting with the approval of azidothymidine (AZT) for treating HIV/AIDS in 1987.
—Pearl Pugh, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The first treatment for AIDS -- AZT or azidothymidine -- had staggering side effects including intestinal problems, vomiting and damage to the immune system.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Dec. 2021
The first one, azidothymidine or AZT, a repurposed cancer drug approved in 1987, was only slightly helpful.
—USA Today, 5 June 2021
April 29, 2020 Fauci, who took the helm of NIAID in 1984, likened the new findings to the 1986 discovery that the anti-retroviral drug azidothymidine, or AZT, could suppress the HIV virus in patients with AIDS.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
Another shortcoming, notes biochemist Jan Gettemans of Ghent University, is that unlike many important drugs, including statins and the anti-HIV drug azidothymidine, the antibodies can't enter cells on their own.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 10 May 2018
By 1987 the first anti-HIV drug, azidothymidine or AZT, was licensed for the treatment of AIDS.
—Vincent Racaniello, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2012
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azidothymidine
noun
az·i·do·thy·mi·dine
ˌaz-i-dō-ˈthī-mə-ˌdēn 
: azt
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