AZT

Examples

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• Avonex Industries announced today that AZT has been approved as the first drug to treat AIDS.

  Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

• At issue has been the ethics of Zidovudine clinical trials, also known as AZT, and interpretations over parity of treatment tied to the notion and application of so-called best standards.

  Academic text (2007)

• So we simply switch it for AZT, which does not have that side effect.

• I need you to tell me where you obtained AZT from.

  Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

• We have some AZT, and it helped Ian a little in the beginning.

  Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

• Within a few short years after that, AZT was shown to be effective against HIV.

  Blog text (29)

• Many HIV-positive women were never offered a prenatal HIV test or informed about the benefits of AZT.

  Academic text (2005)

• In contrast, AZT is too costly to be widely used in Africa, and a tiny minority of African AIDS sufferers receive it.

  Academic text (1993)

• Furthermore, she did not know that her infant's HIV test would actually indicate her own HIV status or that she could have taken AZT while pregnant.

  Academic text (2005)

• The child can be treated immediately with AZT, which may reduce his chances of actually developing AIDS.

Synonyms

Z

zidovudine

vsAZT

• Specialized

1 8.2

A medicine that treats HIV infection

is the more familiar abbreviation used in general discussion

R

Retrovir

vsAZT

• Specialized

1 7.0

A medicine used to treat HIV and AIDS

is the generic or code name used in medical contexts

Z

ZDV

vsAZT

• Specialized

1 8.5

A medicine that fights viruses and is used to treat HIV infection

is the full established name used in broader contexts

Surface Forms

Etymology