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azidothymidine

American  
[uh-zahy-doh-thahy-mi-deen, -zee-, az-i-] / əˌzaɪ doʊˈθaɪ mɪˌdin, -ˌzi-, ˌæz ɪ- /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. AZT.


Etymology

Origin of azidothymidine

azido + thymidine


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In 1994, a study showed that one ARV drug, azidothymidine, cut transmission rates by two-thirds if given to the mother before and after delivery and to the baby for 6 weeks.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 12, 2018

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.

From Science Magazine ● May 10, 2018

Another is azidothymidine, which failed as a chemotherapy drug but emerged in the 1980s as a therapy for HIV.

From Nature ● Jun. 13, 2016

The only drug approved by the FDA is azidothymidine, or AZT.

From Time Magazine Archive

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