zidovudine

noun

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zi·do·vu·dine | \ zi-ˈdō-vyü-ˌdēn

Definition of zidovudine

: azt

Examples of zidovudine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 1987, for example, the cancer drug zidovudine became the first F.D.A.-approved drug against H.I.V. The most obvious drugs to repurpose against the new coronavirus are those that work against other viruses. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus," 30 Apr. 2020 Until recently only two drugs – zidovudine and lamivudine – have had adequate safety and dosing data from birth. — Gbolahan Ajibola, The Conversation, "Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their future," 27 Nov. 2019 Shortly after his diagnosis seven years earlier, Dan started taking high doses of AZT (zidovudine, the first antiretroviral drug approved by the FDA in 1987) as a part of his treatment protocol. — S. Kirk Walsh, Longreads, "From One Friendship, Lessons on Life, Death, AIDS and Childlessness," 22 Jan. 2018

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