AZT
TopicZidovudine (ZDV), also known as azidothymidine (AZT), was the first antiretroviral medication approved to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) that is typically used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs. It is also utilized to prevent mother-to-child transmission during childbirth and as post-exposure prophylaxis.
Expert statements
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What experts have said about AZT
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Asymptomatic HIV-positive people given AZT died within six months.
“They gave them AZT and they were dead in 6 months.”
Open the episode · #2548 - Brian SimpsonListen at 22:01
AZT was discontinued because it killed people faster than cancer.
“AZT was a chemotherapy medication that they discontinued because he was killing people quicker than cancer.”
Open the episode · #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17Listen at 1:22:22
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